Jacob’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of Louis XV
Jacob Christoph Le Blon (German, 1667-1741) after Nicolas Blakey (Irish, died 1758)

The Wedding
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917–2000

Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder (English, 1558–1608) Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England

The Music Lesson
Jacob Ochtervelt (Dutch, 1634-1682)

Maggie's Brain
Christopher Wool American, born 1955

A Physionotrace Portraitist
Christoph-Wilhelm Bock (German, born 1754/55) after Ambrosius Gabler (German, 1762-1834)

Confrontation at the Bridge
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Saint Christopher
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503

The Builders
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

The Temptation of the Magdalene
Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

Free Clinic
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

Saint Christopher Meets Satan; Saint Christopher before the King of Lycia
Martín de Soria (Spanish, active 1449–87)

Saint Christopher
Lucas Cranach the Elder German, 1472-1553

Virginia Interior
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Harlem Street Scene
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Meekness
Eustache Le Sueur (French, 1616–1655)

Nude Old Man Seated, Leaning on His Forearm, Facing Left
Jacob Jordaens Flemish, 1593-1678

Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)
Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

Graduation
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000