Jael Killing Sisera
Jael offered the fleeing Captain Sisera shelter in her tent, and then drove a tent pin through his head while he slept. Already before Rembrandt’s time, this biblical story was depicted as a warning against ‘the wiles of women.’ Rembrandt was fascinated by what drives a woman to commit such a deed. He regularly portrayed narratives in which the conflict of seduction and betrayal of women is central.
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Jael Killing Sisera
Jael offered the fleeing Captain Sisera shelter in her tent, and then drove a tent pin through his head while he slept. Already before Rembrandt’s time, this biblical story was depicted as a warning against ‘the wiles of women.’ Rembrandt was fascinated by what drives a woman to commit such a deed. He regularly portrayed narratives in which the conflict of seduction and betrayal of women is central.
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Gift of C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague
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Schenking van de heer C. Hofstede de Groot, Den Haag
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description
Jael offered the fleeing Capta ...... betrayal of women is central.
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Jaël bood de vluchtende kapite ...... ad van vrouwen centraal staat.
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format
identifier
RP-T-1930-8
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Jael Killing Sisera
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Jaël die Sisera doodt
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type
created
c. 1658 - c. 1659
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ca. 1658 - ca. 1659
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extent
breedte 174 mm
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height 192 mm
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hoogte 192 mm
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width 174 mm
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isPartOf
Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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Schatborn 46
provenance
...; purchased from the dealer ...... to the museum (L. 2228), 1930
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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