While the priests remain in the middle of the Jordan with the ark and the water is miraculously dammed, the Israelites cross the river. Twelve men take twelve stones from the middle of the river.
| Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | The Israelites Take Twelve Stones from the River Jordan, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Israel gaet door de Iordane op nemende 12 stene tot een gedenck-teecken |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Iosua 4.8. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 50 | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 2 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-GX |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-GX |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11410/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
12A422 Ark of the Covenant ~ Jewish religion Iconclass 12A42242 transportation of the Ark of the Covenant (in general) ~ Jewish religion Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) 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 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 47G52 stone ~ building material Iconclass 61D(RIVER JORDAN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (RIVER JORDAN) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71E5 the book of Joshua (Josue) Iconclass 71E5222 the Israelites leave their camp to cross the Jordan; the priests, carrying the ark, lead the march Iconclass 71E5223 the crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites Iconclass 71E52231 as soon as the priests step into the river the water of the Jordan stops flowing Iconclass 71E52233 twelve men take twelve stones from the middle of the river ~ crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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