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The Tribute Money, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum, ca. 1582 - 1593, ca. 1653 - 1654

  • etching, paper
  • 184 x 244 mm
  • Inv. 2013-ABC

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In a river landscape, Christ is in the foreground debating with the Pharisees. Behind him are his disciples. A chief priest shows him a coin and asks Christ whether it is right to pay tax to the Romans, who rule Palestine. Christ, sensing a trap, asks whose likeness and name are on the coinage: ‘They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then he saith unto them, render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s’ (Matthew 22; Mark 12; Luke 20).

Artist

Pieter I van der Borcht RKD
Mechelen ca. 1530 - Antwerp ca. 1611
etchersAAT

Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Amsterdam ca. 1586 - Amsterdam 1656
publisherAAT

Title The Tribute Money, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum
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 depiction, top right: Matthei. 22.
printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht
printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten
stamps (tools) reverse, centre: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
Inventory number 2013-ABC
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABC
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6506/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass
11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass
11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
12A521 high priest ~ hierarchy of priests Iconclass
21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25H1124 boulder, stone Iconclass
25H114 low hill country 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
25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
44D2 taxes and financial administration Iconclass
46A1266 Julius Caesar (one of the nine worthies) Iconclass
46B31 money Iconclass
46B311 coin Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
73C62 the tribute money (Matthew 17:24-27) Iconclass
School / Style Renaissance AAT
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