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Jacob’s Dream by Adam Elsheimer

Jacob’s Dream

Adam Elsheimer · 1597

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Artist
Adam Elsheimer
Date
1597
Location
Städel Museum
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Adam Elsheimer

Adam Elsheimer, a German Baroque painter in Rome, revolutionized landscape painting with his small, luminous oil-on-copper works.

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