Gad, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550 print Gad, the seventh son of Jakob. He is naked on a harness and holds an ax and a sword in his hands. There is a leopard next to him. 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 Jakobs blessing of Gad in Genesis 49 .. The print is part of a series about the twelve sons of Jakob and Patriarchs of Israel and has a Dutch and Latin caption. paper etching / engraving male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context
Gad, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550 print Gad, the seventh son of Jakob. He is naked on a harness and holds an ax and a sword in his hands. There is a leopard next to him. 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 Jakobs blessing of Gad in Genesis 49 .. The print is part of a series about the twelve sons of Jakob and Patriarchs of Israel and has a Dutch and Latin caption. paper etching / engraving male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). (story of) Mars (Ares). battle, fighting in general. beasts of prey, predatory animals: leopard (+ animals used symbolically). Jacob blesses his sons
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