The Tree of Jesse . The tree of Jesse. While he is sleeping sleeping a tree is growing from Jesse's body with on it the twelve Kings of Judah, the ancestors of Christ, and Mary with the Christ child in the top. The kings are: David, Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah and Manasseh. On either side of Jesse two prophets are standing, probably Isaiah and Jeremiah. To the left a nun in a white habit, probably from the Order of Magdalene, is kneeling. She is the donor of the painting. Circa 1500. N/A 418 De boom van Jesse Rijksmuseum SK-A-390
The Tree of Jesse . The tree of Jesse. While he is sleeping sleeping a tree is growing from Jesse's body with on it the twelve Kings of Judah, the ancestors of Christ, and Mary with the Christ child in the top. The kings are: David, Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah and Manasseh. On either side of Jesse two prophets are standing, probably Isaiah and Jeremiah. To the left a nun in a white habit, probably from the Order of Magdalene, is kneeling. She is the donor of the painting. Circa 1500. N/A 418 De boom van Jesse Rijksmuseum SK-A-3901
Size: 1820px × 2746px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /, /., 1500., circa
