Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself", 1604

burin engraving, paper
270 x 199 mm
Inv. 2014-KB-2-1-B

Jan Saenredam

Zaandam 1565 - 1566 - Assendelft 1607
engravers (printmakers)

Abraham Bloemaert

Gorinchem 1566 - Utrecht 1651
after

Johannes Janssonius

publisher

print room religious symbolism figures (representations) trees rocks 17th century

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The prophet Ahijah has torn his cloak into 12 pieces and hands ten pieces to Jeroboam. The torn cloak symbolises the division of the Jewish people. Jeroboam became king of ten of the 12 tribes. The print has a Latin text in the lower margin.

Artist	Jan Saenredam RKD Zaandam 1565 - 1566 - Assendelft 1607 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Abraham Bloemaert RKD Gorinchem 1566 - Utrecht 1651 after
	Johannes Janssonius publisherAAT
Title	Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself"
Date	1604
Period	17th century
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Abrahamus Bloemaert inven./ Joan, Saenredam sculp, et exu,/ 1604. Joan Janssonius exc. Amstelodami
	printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Veste novus, fastuq tumens [...] et scissea pandit mysteria pallae.
	printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Schrevelius
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT
Inventory number	2014-KB-2-1-B
Acquisition credit	unknown 2014
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-KB-2-1-B
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11558/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300055874 religious symbolism AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	25G3 trees Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71I story of Solomon Iconclass 71I7 Jeroboam king designate of Israel (1 Kings 11:26-40) Iconclass 71I72 meeting of Jeroboam and the prophet Ahijah; Ahijah rends his garment in twelve pieces, ten of which he gives to Jeroboam Iconclass
School / Style	Baroque AAT

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