Joash Is Rescued by his Aunt Jehosheba, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Nicolaes II Visscher (publisher)
,
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut (engravers (printmakers))
,
Nicolaes I Visscher (publisher)

Date

1659

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
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.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Nicolaes II Visscher , Pieter Hendriksz. Schut , Nicolaes I Visscher
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 68 x 100 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-HA
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , interior views
Tags Old Testament Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, kneeling figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, private soldier Iconclass, crime Iconclass, violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death Iconclass, death of human being Iconclass, story of Athalia, queen of Judah (2 Kings 11:1-3, 11:13-16; 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, 23:12-15) Iconclass, story of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 11:4 - 12:21; 2 Chronicles 23-24) Iconclass, Athalia seizes the throne on the death of her son Ahaziah Iconclass, Athaliah has all the members of the royal family killed Iconclass, Joash is rescued by his aunt Jehosheba Iconclass, king Iconclass, king - BB - female ruler Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HA
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11428/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-HA
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