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Oct 10, 2021 · This huge, 20-tonne, limestone sculpture of a winged angel in dynamic horizontal flight with wings spread like a rectangular flag, also showed a Cubist influence and around this time,...
After Epstein died the four works, Jacob and the Angel, Adam, Consummatum Est and Genesis, were bought by a group led by Lord Harewood and Jack Lyons. Adam is now in the entrance hall of Harewood House , Consummatum Est is in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and Genesis is at The Whitworth in Manchester.
May 1, 2011 · In the Old Testament book of Genesis, Jacob wrestles throughout the night with an unknown aggressor, who in the morning reveals himself as an angel and blesses Jacob for not giving up the fight. The story is interpreted as a contest between the flesh and the spirit.
Aug 27, 2009 · Sir Jacob Epstein, who died 50 years ago this month, is recognised as one of the great sculptors of the 20th century, a true revolutionary who helped change modern art forever.
Mar 4, 2021 · In 1907, soon after Jacob Epstein (1880–1959) arrived in London at the age of 25, he was offered a momentous commission. The young architect Charles Holden invited him to carve no less than 18 over-life-size figures for the façade of the British Medical Association's new headquarters in The Strand.
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Jacob wrestling with the angel is described in the Book of Genesis (chapter 32:22–32; also referenced in the Book of Hosea, chapter 12:3–5). The " angel " in question is referred to as "man" ( אִישׁ : Ish ) and " God " ( אֵל : El ) in Genesis, while Hosea references an "angel" ( מַלְאָךְ : Malakh ).
