In Abraham's departure to Shechem (sometimes considered The Annunciation to the Shepherds), an angel appears in the sky. In the foreground are four figures surrounded by their animals, including sheep, goats and a cow. A shepherd boy sleeps against the broken trunk of a tree on the right, and in the centre a woman kneels before a bucket of water.
| Artist |
Cornelis II Visscher
RKD
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Jacopo Bassano
RKD
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| Title | The Departure of Abraham for Shechem |
| Date | ca. 1650 - 1658 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support |
etching
AAT
burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
burin engraving AAT reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-AV |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-AV |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8621/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
Iconclass
31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA233 kneeling figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31B1 sleeping; unconsciousness Iconclass 31B13 sleeping on the ground Iconclass 31BB13 sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 41A775 wooden container: barrel, cask Iconclass 47I2112 cow Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 47I214 goat Iconclass 47I221 herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C1 story of Abraham Iconclass 71C1131 the calling of Abraham Iconclass 71C1132 Abraham starts out for the land of Canaan with Sarah, Lot and his belongings Iconclass |
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