Cleveland Museum of Art
Plate 12: Benjamin
Jacob de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, 1565–1629) · c. 1589
The appearance of a wolf in this print illustrates the Old Testament prophesy of Jacob, that “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he devours the prey, And in the evening he divides the spoil (Genesis 49:28).
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