In the temple of Baal, people overturn the idols. In front of the altar, the Baal priest is killed with a halberd. The high priest Jehoiada looks on with seven-year-old King Joash by the hand.
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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 Destruction of the Temple of Baal, 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: Baal en sijnen Tempel wert vernielt en den Priester Mathan gedoot voor den Outaer. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 2. Regum 11.18. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 125 | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 7 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-HC |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HC |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11426/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
12A43
the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion
Iconclass
31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31E death of human being Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44G51 crime Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 31E23 violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death Iconclass 45L43 devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) Iconclass 48A6 damaging or destroying a work of art Iconclass 71L18 story of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 11:4 - 12:21; 2 Chronicles 23-24) Iconclass 71L1814 the people destroy the temple, altars and images of Baal, and slay Baal's priests Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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