Jacob has the men of the nearby town of Haran remove the stone from the well. This allows Rachel, Laban's daughter, to make her father's flock drink. On the left, Rachel arrives with the flock (Gen 29:10).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | Jacob has the stone taken away from the well, 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 dipiction, at the top: Arcanorum detectrix probitas. |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top right: Genesis. 29. 10. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: 39 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 40 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAI |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAI |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6487/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
25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H1124 boulder, stone 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 26A clouds Iconclass 41A16 rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage Iconclass 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 41A3911 well Iconclass 41AA161 country-house - AA - civic architecture: inside Iconclass 41C121 giving drink Iconclass 47I2211 herd, flock Iconclass 47I228 cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C3 story of Jacob Iconclass 71C313 Jacob at the well of Haran (Genesis 29:1-13) Iconclass 71C3132 Jacob sees Rachel coming to the well to water Laban's sheep Iconclass 71C3133 Jacob moves the stone which covers the opening of the well and waters Rachel's sheep Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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