Jacob and Laban, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliiorum

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Pieter I van der Borcht (etchers)
,
Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje (publisher)

Date

ca. 1582 - 1593, ca. 1653 - 1654

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Jacob secretly returns to Canaan, taking his wives, children and possessions with him. Left in the background, Jacob informs his wives Leah and Rachel of their departure. Laban set off in pursuit and searches all possessions. In the foreground, Jacob and Leban are talking to each other. On the right, Rachel sits on the ground in a tent. Her father…
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Jacob secretly returns to Canaan, taking his wives, children and possessions with him. Left in the background, Jacob informs his wives Leah and Rachel of their departure. Laban set off in pursuit and searches all possessions. In the foreground, Jacob and Leban are talking to each other. On the right, Rachel sits on the ground in a tent. Her father next to her asks where the teraphim or statues of the gods she stole are hidden (Gen 31:22).
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More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Pieter I van der Borcht VIAF RKD Wikidata, Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Type etching
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 185 x 241 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2013-AAK
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags Old Testament Iconclass, story of Jacob Iconclass, Jacob informing his wives Leah and Rachel of the departure Iconclass, Jacob's flight from Laban (Genesis 31:1-21) Iconclass, the partnership with Laban ~ story of Jacob (Genesis 30:25-43) Iconclass, while Laban shears his sheep, Jacob and his wives prepare the leave-taking; Rachel steals her father's teraphim Iconclass, Jacob on the way to Canaan with his family, his flocks, camels and all his possessions Iconclass, Laban pursues Jacob (Genesis 31:22-55) Iconclass, Laban is told of Jacob's flight and sets off in pursuit with his men Iconclass, Jacob is overtaken (by Laban) Iconclass, God appears in a dream to Laban Iconclass, Laban searches the tents and belongings of Jacob to find the teraphim Iconclass, Jacob and Laban make an alliance: a pile of stone is erected and an animal is sacrificed Iconclass, Jacob and Laban parting Iconclass, tent Iconclass, the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass, hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass, horse Iconclass, sheep Iconclass, dog Iconclass, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass, herd, flock Iconclass, cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass, pack-animal Iconclass, elopement, running away Iconclass, escape, escape attempts Iconclass, flight, running away; pursuing Iconclass, trees Iconclass, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAK
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6489/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-AAK
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