Jacob’s Ladder is a tempera painting created by Elias Moskos.

God told Jacob he would have good luck and to keep his faith.

The engravings of the Sadeler family heavily influenced the Greek art of the Heptanese School.

Rafael Sadeler introduced German and Flemish art to the artistic community of Venice.

Rafael Sadeler used Maerten de Vos's version of Jacob's later for inspiration.

Moskos in turn used Rafael Sadeler's engraving as innovation for his master piece.

It was one of the panels of an iconostasis The work of art can be found at the Byzantine and Christian Museum.

The artist animates the sketch by adding color to the printed engraving.

The artist shows considerable knowledge about painting the human figure.

The folds of fabric and coloration of the garments create a cohesive flow with fluttering lines.