Isaac Rejecting Esau

Italian artist Giotto di Bondone painted this Isaac Rejecting Esau as part of his fresco cycle in Assisi. The scene shows the blind patriarch Isaac with his sons, capturing the moment when Jacob's deception is revealed. Giotto's figures display natural emotion and solid, three-dimensional presence.

This Old Testament scene prefigures themes of blessing and inheritance important to Christian theology. Giotto's ability to convey human drama through gesture and expression revolutionized religious painting. The fresco remains at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.