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Patriarchs Reuben and Simeon
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On the left, the patriarch Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob, in a landscape with an ox and a kid next to him. In his left hand, a jug. On the right, the patriarch Simeon, the second son of Jacob, in armor in a landscape. Behind him lie the bodies of three Shechemites whom Simeon, together with Levi, had killed as revenge for the dishonor of their sister Dinah. Each image has a Latin inscription, and the sheet contains the first and second prints from a series with the subject of the twelve patriarchs of Israel.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStamvaders Ruben en Simeon. 1579. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
