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Jishar and His Wife
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Jishar and His Wife

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

A flower cup with two figures. The man wears a pointed cap. The text identifies them as Jishar and his wife. Jishar was a son of Kehat, a son of Levi. The representation is a fragment of the genealogy of Christ in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJishar en zijn vrouw. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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