Isaac asks Esau to hunt for venison

Altarpiece:
Isaac asks Esau to hunt for venison
Bertram of Minden ca. 1340 – 1414/15
mixed techniques on panel (84 × 56 cm) — 1383


The Bible in Pictures - Isaac asks Esau to hunt for venison

Genesis 27:3 - Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;


Old Isaac is almost blind when he calls his son Esau. He wants Esau to go hunting with his bow and get him a nice piece of meat. Isaac promises to bless Esau as a reward.

In the background Isaac's wife Rebecca is listening. She quickly informs Esau's brother Jacob and advises him to be faster than his brother.

The panel is part of Master Bertram's main work, the Grabow altarpiece.>>> Grabow altarpiece