About the creation
Fight of Jacob with an Angel
Artist name: Spychalski Jan
Standing on a ramp with his back to the viewer, Jacob, wearing a red athlete’s tunic, wrestles with a giant winged angel dressed in white. While Jacob grabs the angel’s wings and tries to overcome him, the angel’s eyes are closed calmly.
Source: Genesis 32
Technique: Oil on canvas
Location: National Museum, Poznan
Date: 1946
Dimensions: 90 x 74
