Abimelech and Isaac vow not to harm each other. Next to Abimelech are his confidant Ahuzzath and his army superior Phichol. On the right in the background, the king sits at Isaac's table. On the left, Isaac's servants dig the well Seba that gave the later city the name Berseba (Gen 26:28).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | Abimelech and Isaac Swear an Oath to Each Other, 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 depiction, top left: Genesis. 26. 28 |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Superbia humilitata. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: 36 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 37 | |
| stamps (tools) bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAH |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAH |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6486/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25G3
trees
Iconclass
25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H1124 boulder, stone Iconclass 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41A16 rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage Iconclass 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 41A191 tent Iconclass 41A3911 well Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 41AA161 country-house - AA - civic architecture: inside Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 47I15(SPADE) agricultural implements: spade Iconclass 57A6142 Oath Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C2 story of Isaac Iconclass 71C25 Isaac and Abimelech (Genesis 26:1-33) Iconclass 71C255 the treaty with Abimelech, who has come to Beersheba with Phichol and Ahuzzath Iconclass 71C2551 the feast with Abimelech Iconclass 71C256 the well of Beersheba is dug Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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