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Ahijah Divides His Robe into Twelve Pieces and Gives Ten to Jeroboam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The prophet Ahijah has torn his mantle into twelve pieces and hands ten pieces to Jeroboam. The torn mantle symbolizes the division of the Jewish people. Jeroboam became king of ten of the twelve tribes. The print has Latin text in the lower margin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAchia verdeelt zijn jas in twaalf stukken en overhandigt er tien aan Jerobeam. 1604. Jan Saenredam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
