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Gad
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Gad

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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Gad, the seventh son of Jacob. He sits naked on armor and holds an axe and a sword in his hands. Next to him sits a leopard. To the left of Gad the statue of Mars, the Roman god of war. In the background people fight on a battlefield. All attributes refer to Jacob's blessing of Gad 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
printJacob blesses his sons
Credit lineGad. 1550. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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