Jacob’s work is defined by its 16th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Adoration of the Christ Child
Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533) Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533)

The Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist
Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533)

Saint Matthias (?) and a Donor (recto); Saint Andrew (verso)
Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533) or Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533)

Saint Peter and a Donor (recto); Saint Thomas (verso)
Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533) or Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533)

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

Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus
After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brussels

The Wedding
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917–2000

Mordechai Overhears the Conspiracy from the Story of Esther
Circle of Pieter Cornelisz (1498/90 - 1560/61) or Lucas van Leyden (1489-1533) Northern Netherlandish

Cottage at the Top of a Hill
Jacob van Ruisdael Dutch, 1628/29-1682

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

Simon Vouet
Robert van Voerst (Flemish, 1597-1636/37) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

The Bedroom
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

Virginia Interior
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Harlem Street Scene
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) after Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562-1638)