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Judah and Tamar
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Judah and Tamar

Hieronymus Cock · c. 1551 - before 1558 · etching; paper

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

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Mountainous landscape with on the right a port city. On the left on a road Tamar and Judah. By disguising herself as a prostitute, Tamar seduces her father-in-law Judah. Tamar becomes pregnant and can prove by means of a ring that Judah gave her as payment that he is the father of her child. Print from a series of 13 landscapes with biblical and mythological scenes.

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Credit lineJuda en Tamar. c. 1551 - before 1558. Hieronymus Cock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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