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Patriarchs Levi and Judah
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
To the left, patriarch Levi, the third son of Jacob, in armor. In the background, the siege of the city of Shechem, which Levi, together with Simeon, destroyed as revenge for the dishonor of their sister Dinah. To the right, patriarch Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, in armor. Beside him, a lion, a reference to the comparison his father Jacob made between Judah and a lion. Below the images, a reference in Latin to the biblical text. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineStamvaders Levi en Juda. 1579. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
