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Tamar
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Tamar

Jan Collaert (II) · 1588 - 1595 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In the foreground Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah. In the background Tamar deceives her father-in-law. Disguised as a prostitute she seduces him to later bear two children from him. The print has a Latin inscription and forms part of a print series with famous women from the Old Testament.

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Credit lineTamar. 1588 - 1595. Jan Collaert (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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