Jan LuykenDutch, German, 1649–1712Zes scènes uit het Oude Testament
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Where is “Zes scènes uit het Oude Testament” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Zes scènes uit het Oude Testament. Boven: Offer van Noach; Noach door Cham bespot. Midden: Toren van Babel; Abraham en Melchizedek. Beneden: Abraham ontvangt de drie engelen; Lot ontvlucht Sodom.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-44.563
What it shows
The angels advise Lot to leave the cityMelchizedek blesses AbrahamThe visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18)The Tower of BabelNoah's sacrificeVarious animals are offered, possibly a lamb, a dove and a ram (often combined with the rainbow of the covenant)The mocking of Noah: Ham finds his father (partially) naked sleeping out of doors (or in his tent, or in the vineyard cottage)Ham calls his brothers
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
