Simeon and Levi take their sister Dinah home after taking revenge on Shechem, who had dishonoured their sister. In the background, the brothers kill Shechem and his men, who were feverish after their circumcision and could not fight back.
| Artist | Pieter Hendriksz. SchutRKD |
|---|---|
Nicolaes I Visscher | |
Nicolaes II VisscherRKD | |
| Title | Simeon and Levi Take Dina Home, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | AmsterdamTGN |
| Medium and support | burin engravingAAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Levi ende Simeon wreken de schendinge van haer Suster Dina |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Gensis 34.25. | |
| inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 34 | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 6 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-FT |
| Acquisition credit | unknown 2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-FT |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11380/manifest.json |