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.

King Christian II of Denmark
Jacob Binck (German, c. 1500-1569) after Jan Gossaert (Flemish, 1478-1532)

Dagger Sheath with a Landsknecht
Jacob Binck German, c.1500-1569

The Massacre of the Innocents
Jacob Binck German, c. 1500-1569

Portrait of Reinneir
Jacob Binck German, c. 1500-1569

The Standard-Bearer
Jacob Binck German, c. 1500-1569

Ornament with Vase and Two Genii at Foot
Jacob Binck German, c. 1500-1569

The Virgin on the Grassy Bank
Jacob Binck German, c. 1500-1569

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)

Confrontation at the Bridge
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

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)

Virginia Interior
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Harlem Street Scene
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

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