Jepthah's comes back victorious (series)
Title
Jepthah's comes back victorious (series)
[La historia de Jefté] [Material gráfico]
Jefta wordt door zijn dochter verwelkomd
Jiftach kehrt nach Hause zurück; Jephthah's Return to his Home
Jephte is greeted by his daughter (Jud. 11:34)
Creator
Gerard de Jode (1509-1591)
after Hans Bol or Jan Bol (1534 – 1593)
Publisher
Published by Gerard de Jode
Date
1585
ca. 1585
Format
Height 198 mm x Width 277 mm
Source
Multiple institutions hold this print
The British Museum
Rijksmuseum
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Is Referenced By
Biblioteca Digital Hispánica
Is Part Of
Is part of the series: Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginabus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus
Series title: Geschiedenis van Jefta
Abstract
In a biblical scene from the book of Judges, Jephthah's daughter comes out to greet her triumphant warrior father, only to realize that he has promised to sacrifice to God, whatever comes out of his house to meet him when he returns. The triangle is large and having an isosceles shape; it is much taller than it is wide proportionally.
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Citation
Gerard de Jode (1509-1591) and after Hans Bol or Jan Bol (1534 – 1593), “Jepthah's comes back victorious (series),” The Triangle Research Hub, accessed May 16, 2024, https://triangleresearchhub.omeka.net/items/show/2002.
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