Athaliah seizes the throne after the death of her son Ahaziah. She has all members of the royal family killed. The child Joas is saved by his aunt Jehosheba.
| 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 | Joash Is Rescued by his Aunt Jehosheba, 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 outside the depiction, below: Athalia doet moorde des konings kindren doch Ioas alleen wert heijmelijck gebercht |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 2. Regum 11.1. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 122 | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 4 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-HA |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HA |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11428/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A231
standing figure
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA233 kneeling figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31E death of human being Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44BB113 king - BB - female ruler Iconclass 44G51 crime Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 31E23 violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death Iconclass 71L17 story of Athalia, queen of Judah (2 Kings 11:1-3, 11:13-16; 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, 23:12-15) Iconclass 71L171 Athalia seizes the throne on the death of her son Ahaziah Iconclass 71L1711 Athaliah has all the members of the royal family killed Iconclass 71L1712 Joash is rescued by his aunt Jehosheba Iconclass 71L18 story of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 11:4 - 12:21; 2 Chronicles 23-24) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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