Plate 5: Isaac telling Esau to hunt for meat at left and Jacob and Rebekah at right, from Genesis 27, after a lost fresco in the basamento of Bay 5 of the Vatican Loggia 1650 - 1677

This etching, "Plate 5: Isaac telling Esau to hunt for meat at left and Jacob and Rebekah at right, from Genesis 27," by Pietro Santi Bartoli, is a reproduction of a lost fresco in the Vatican Loggia. The etching, created between 1650 and 1677, depicts the biblical story of Jacob tricking his father Isaac into giving him the blessing meant for his brother Esau. The scene is divided into three sections, each depicting a different part of the story. On the left, Isaac instructs Esau to hunt for food while on the right, Jacob and Rebekah plot to deceive Isaac. This intricate design, executed in the 17th century, demonstrates Bartoli's meticulous skill in replicating the grandeur of the original fresco.