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Dan

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1550 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Dan, the fifth son of Jacob. He sits on a throne and holds the staff of judges in his hand. Next to him a horse being bitten by a snake. In the background the statue of Paris, a golden apple in his hand. All attributes refer to Jacob's blessing of Dan in Genesis 49. The print is part of a series on the twelve sons of Jacob and patriarchs of Israel and has a Dutch and Latin inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Jacob blesses his sons horse Dan (not in biblical context)

Credit lineDan. 1550. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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