Jacob's Iconic Face

Two recent treatments of the midrashim about Jacob's face being carved on the Divine throne:

Rachel Neis, 'Embracing Icons: The Face of Jacob on the Throne of God', Images 1 (2007), pp. 36-54

Shamma Friedman, 'Tselem, Demut ve-Tavnit', Sidra 22 (2007), pp. 89-152