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Jael and Sisara

Jael and Sisara

Artist/Maker (Dutch, 1565–1607)
after (Dutch, 1558–1617)
Dateca. 1595
MediumEngraving
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 15/16 in. (26.8 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. S. P. Halle
Object number1961.97
Status
Not on view
More Information
This print, engraved by Jan Saenredam after a design by Hendrick Goltzius, depicts a story from Judges 4:17-22. According to this account, a woman named Jael offered Sisara, the commander of the Canaanite army, the shelter of her tent, only to drive a tent peg into his temple while he slept. This image shows Jael reaching up for her murder weapon, as Sisara slumbers peacefully in the background to the lower left.
Exhibition History
The Renaissance in Oberlin: Graphics from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (November 25, 1986 - December 31, 1986 )
Printing Practice: Religious Prints from the Renaissance
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2012 - December 23, 2012 )
Collections
  • European
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