Jacob has the stone taken away from the well, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Pieter I van der Borcht (etchers)

,

Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje (publisher)

Date

circa 1582 - 1593

Periods

16th century , 17th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

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).

Public Domain

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Artist(s) / maker(s)	Pieter I van der Borcht VIAF RKD Wikidata , Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Type	etching AAT
Category	prints (visual works) AAT
Material	ets op papier paper
Dimensions	186 x 244 mm
Location	Work currently not on display
Object number	2013-AAI

Description

Subjects

religious symbolism , figures (representations) , landscapes

Tags

Old Testament Iconclass , story of Jacob Iconclass , Jacob moves the stone which covers the opening of the well and waters Rachel's sheep Iconclass , Jacob sees Rachel coming to the well to water Laban's sheep Iconclass , Jacob at the well of Haran (Genesis 29:1-13) Iconclass , well Iconclass , herd, flock Iconclass , cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass , water (one of the four elements) Iconclass , giving drink Iconclass , landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass , water (one of the four elements) Iconclass , river Iconclass , city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass , prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass , rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage Iconclass , country-house - AA - civic architecture: inside Iconclass , farm (building) Iconclass , farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass , trees Iconclass , shrubs Iconclass , mountains Iconclass , boulder, stone Iconclass , clouds Iconclass

Linked open data

Data PURL	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAI
IIIF manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6487/manifest.json
LIDO XML	https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai/?metadataPrefix=oai_lido&verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-AAI

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