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Jacob puts peeled branches in the sheep's drinking troughs, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliiorum

Creator:
van der Borcht, Pieter I (etchers)
Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz. (publisher)
Period:
n/a
Date:
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654
Institution:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent
Type:
prenten, estampes, and prints (visual works)
Subtype:
ets, eau-forte, and etching
Material:
papier, papier, and paper
Subject:
religieuze symboliek, symbolique religieuse, religious symbolism, figuurvoorstellingen, représentations de personnes, figures (representations), landschappen, paysages, and landscapes
Dimensions:
h 185 mm
b 243 mm
Object number:
2013-AAJ
Description:
Jakob legt geschilde takken in de drinkbakken van de schapen om ervoor te zorgen dat de witte schapen bont gevlekte jongen zouden werpen. Daarmee misleidt hij Laban die met hem heeft afgesproken dat hij alle bonte dieren als loon zal ontvangen (Gen. 30:37).
Iconclass:
71 Old Testament
71C3 story of Jacob
71C316 the partnership with Laban ~ story of Jacob (Genesis 30:25-43)
71C3163 Jacob puts peeled rods in the animals' drinking troughs to make the beasts bear spotted young
41A3911 well
41C121 giving drink
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions
25H11 mountains
47I2211 herd, flock
47I228 cattle driving, cattle driver
47I213 sheep
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