Noah's drunkenness: The fourth commandment, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1585 - 1589 print After Cham has found his father Noah drunk and naked in a tent and mocked him, his brothers, Sem and Jafet, the body of their father, come (Genesis 9: 20-27). Chams mocking is a violation of the fourth commandment: "Honor your father and your mother". Noah Cham and his offspring curses in the background. The print has a Latin caption. The press series depicts the Ten Commandments through scenes of the Old Testament. paper engraving 'honour your father and your mother' ~ separate representatio
Noah's drunkenness: The fourth commandment, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1585 - 1589 print After Cham has found his father Noah drunk and naked in a tent and mocked him, his brothers, Sem and Jafet, the body of their father, come (Genesis 9: 20-27). Chams mocking is a violation of the fourth commandment: "Honor your father and your mother". Noah Cham and his offspring curses in the background. The print has a Latin caption. The press series depicts the Ten Commandments through scenes of the Old Testament. paper engraving 'honour your father and your mother' ~ separate representation of the fifth of the ten commandments. Shem and Japheth cover their father Noah; Ham usually stands nearby deriding him. Noah curses Ham (and Canaan)
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