Judah has the fire lit to burn his daughter-in-law Tamar. He wants to punish her because she behaved like a harlot and became pregnant as a result. However, Tamar shows him his staff and signet ring, proving that he got her pregnant. Then Judah acknowledges that he is guilty and Tamar is not.
| Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | Tamar Shows the Staff and Ring of Judah, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 36 |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Iuda veroordeelt Thamar ten viere, die hem sijn eygen misdaet vertoont/ Genesis 38.25. | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 8 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-FM |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-FM |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11387/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
41B1
open fire (in general)
Iconclass
71 Old Testament Iconclass 31E2312 violent death ~ fire Iconclass 31E23121 violent death by burning at the stake; pyre Iconclass 71C332 story of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38) Iconclass 71C33271 Judah's love-affair with Tamar; he gives her his signet(-ring), bracelets and staff Iconclass 71C33276 the burning of Tamar being ordered, she shows the signet(-ring), bracelets and staff to Judah, who recognizes them as his Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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