God Blesses Jacob and Calls Him Israel, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum

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
At Bethel, in the middle of a hilly landscape with a river, God reveals himself to Jacob. He gives Jacob the name Israel and promises him the land of Abraham and Isaac. Jacob then erects an altar and consecrates it by pouring oil on it (Gen 35:14). A tetragram here replaces the image of God the Father.

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 186 x 242 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2013-AAN
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags Old Testament Iconclass, story of Jacob Iconclass, God the Father Iconclass, Jacob's stay at Bethel (Genesis 35:1-15) Iconclass, Jacob communicating with God (in general) Iconclass, an altar is built at Bethel ~ story of Jacob Iconclass, God blesses Jacob, and names him Israel Iconclass, Jacob sets up a pillar at Bethel; Jacob consecrates it by pouring oil on it Iconclass, ships (in general) Iconclass, low hill country Iconclass, trees Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, mountains Iconclass, river Iconclass, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass, altars (religious fixtures) Iconclass, Sacrifice Iconclass, boulder, stone Iconclass, cow Iconclass, farm (building) Iconclass, farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass, church (exterior) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAN
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6492/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-AAN
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