Zurbaran: Jacob and His Twelve Sons, Paintings from Auckland Castle

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•This book dives into the main points of the impressive series of paintings referred to as “Jacob and His Twelve Sons” by seventeenth-century master Francisco de Zurbarán

The impressive series of paintings referred to as “Jacob and His Twelve Sons” portrays thirteen larger-than-life-size figures by Spanish master Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664). Painted between 1640 and 1644, the series depicts chapter 49 of the Book of Genesis and the moment of Jacob’s deathbed blessings to his sons, every of whom would go on to found the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Brought to England in the eighteenth century, the works form a part of the Auckland Castle Accept as true with, which today holds one of the significant public collections of the artist’s work out of doors Spain. Since 2016, “Jacob and His Twelve Sons” has been on extended loan with a view to undergo a complete technical study. The works are being examined with infrared reflectography, ultra-violet light, and x-radiography, and will undergo medium and pigment analysis to assist make clear the artistic construction of the series.

This publication will chronicle the scientific analysis and also provide focused art historical studies of the works. Essays will cover the iconography of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, the history of the canvases, and Zurbarán’s artistic practices and visual sources. With this comprehensive and varied approach, the book will constitute the most extensive contribution to the scholarship on one of the ambitious series by this Golden Age master.

Published to accompany exhibitions at Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas, 17 September 2017-7 January 2018, and at The Frick Collection, New York, 30 January-22 April 2018

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