Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau - Camels, sheep and goats
W4B19-1b Capital - Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau
This capital forms the turning point of the narrative account of the old testament patriarch Jacob. It commemorates the reconciliation between both progenitors, Jacob and Esau, in the presence of Jacob’s wife, Rachel, and her sister, Leah, whose attendant and sons with their flocks are also represented.
The encircling inscription labels not only the single figures and their families, but also the animals, which Jacob presents to his brother as a gift:
LIA / RACHEL / FILII / JACOB / ESAU / ANCILLE (north side) / FAMILIA ESAU / FAMILIA JACOB (west side) / TURMA CAMELORUM (south side) / GREX PECORUM (east side).
Aosta (Piemonte) chiostro Sant'Orso, cloister
W3EB18-9b Kapitell Jakob bei Laban - Rahel & Lea mit Tierherde 25a
Detailed information on the capitals of this cloister Sant'Orso in a common project by Kunsthistorisches Institut Florenz and other Institutions on cenobium.isti.cnr.it/aosta
Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau - Camels, sheep and goats
W4B19-1b Capital - Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau
This capital forms the turning point of the narrative account of the old testament patriarch Jacob. It commemorates the reconciliation between both progenitors, Jacob and Esau, in the presence of Jacob’s wife, Rachel, and her sister, Leah, whose attendant and sons with their flocks are also represented.
The encircling inscription labels not only the single figures and their families, but also the animals, which Jacob presents to his brother as a gift:
LIA / RACHEL / FILII / JACOB / ESAU / ANCILLE (north side) / FAMILIA ESAU / FAMILIA JACOB (west side) / TURMA CAMELORUM (south side) / GREX PECORUM (east side).
Aosta (Piemonte) chiostro Sant'Orso, cloister
W3EB18-9b Kapitell Jakob bei Laban - Rahel & Lea mit Tierherde 25a
Detailed information on the capitals of this cloister Sant'Orso in a common project by Kunsthistorisches Institut Florenz and other Institutions on cenobium.isti.cnr.it/aosta