Don't know about you, but in the Jacob's Ladder section I was stunned at both the variety of artistic responses and, relatedly, the fervid imagination shown. I mean, really: angels crawling up and down the church exterior? Hilarious! Even as I wrote that my mind went to anticipating our imaginings in heaven. So much ahead of us!
There’s a lot to be said in the totality and variety of the artistic visions that the Biblical narratives inspire.
These are interpretations, but not in any theological sense. It’s not really artistic license, which tends to mean an intentional change of the original story.
Here the original stories don’t have a whole lot of detail, so it’s left up to the artist to think on them, and consider the options.
How much of that was the plan all along? Esav was a fuzzy red man from birth, so if he’s depicted with black hair that’s kind of bogus. But there are many options involving red hair, a ruddy complexion and/or hot-headed personality, etc., without violating the text.
So let’s see who comes up with what. :)