God appears before Abraham in the form of an angel and discusses with him the covenant he wants to make with his people. In the background, Abraham leaves with his family for Canaan (Gen 12: 1).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | God appears before Abraham, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Genes. XII. 1 |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top right: 17 | |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Viae vitaeq3 melioris electio. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V./ Borcht/ 1582 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 18 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, centre | |
| stamps (tools) reverse, lower left: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABN |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABN |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6465/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 25H landscapes Iconclass |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11C
God the Father
Iconclass
11G angels Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25F24(DROMEDARY) hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H1124 boulder, stone Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 45K13 fortress Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C133 pack-animal Iconclass 46C513 'en route', traveller under way Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C1 story of Abraham Iconclass 71C112 Abraham communicating with God (in general) Iconclass 71C113 Abraham goes to Canaan (Genesis 12:1-9) Iconclass 71C1132 Abraham starts out for the land of Canaan with Sarah, Lot and his belongings Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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