At Bethel, in the middle of a hilly landscape with a river, God reveals himself to Jacob. He gives Jacob the name Israel and promises him the land of Abraham and Isaac. Jacob then erects an altar and consecrates it by pouring oil on it (Gen 35:14). A tetragram here replaces the image of God the Father.
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | God Blesses Jacob and Calls Him Israel, 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: Grati animi monumentum. |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top right: Genesis. 35. 14. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, centre | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: P 46/ PE | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 47/ Pe. v. Borcht | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAN |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAN |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6492/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11C
God the Father
Iconclass
11C13 tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father Iconclass 11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass 11Q7141 altars (religious fixtures) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains 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 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 47I2112 cow Iconclass 55C221 Sacrifice Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71C3 story of Jacob Iconclass 71C317 Jacob communicating with God (in general) Iconclass 71C325 Jacob's stay at Bethel (Genesis 35:1-15) Iconclass 71C3253 an altar is built at Bethel ~ story of Jacob Iconclass 71C3255 God blesses Jacob, and names him Israel Iconclass 71C3256 Jacob sets up a pillar at Bethel; Jacob consecrates it by pouring oil on it Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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