In this river landscape, the foreground shows the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. To the right behind Esau is his army. On the left are Jacob's wives, children and caravan (Gen 33:1).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliiorum |
| 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: Cor regis in manu Domini |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top left: Genesis. 33. 1. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: 43 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 44 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAM |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAM |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6491/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
25F24(DROMEDARY) hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass 45K13 fortress Iconclass 46C133 pack-animal Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 47I2211 herd, flock Iconclass 47I228 cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C3 story of Jacob Iconclass 71C323 Jacob and Esau are reconciled (Genesis 33) Iconclass 71C3231 as Esau, usually represented as a soldier, approaches with four hundred men, Jacob divides the children among his wives Iconclass 71C3232 the meeting between Esau and Jacob Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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