King Hezekiah orders the destruction of sacrificial sites and images of idols. Two men strike the brass serpent of Moses. In the background, his men overturn another statue.
| Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | Hezekiah Has the Idols and the Copper Serpent Destroyed, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: C J Visscher Excu. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Hiskia vermorselt de metalen slange bij Moses in de woestijne opgerecht./ 2 Regum 18.4. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 128 | |
| inscription on the reverse: 10 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-FD |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-FD |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11396/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11N4
Unbelief, 'Infidelitas'
Iconclass
11N41 Idolatry; 'Idololatria', 'Religione finta' (Ripa) Iconclass 11N42 Heresy; 'Heresia' (Ripa) Iconclass 25D13(COPPER) minerals and metals: copper Iconclass 25F42 snakes Iconclass 25H114 low hill country Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71L24 story of Hezekiah (Ezechias), son of Ahaz, king of Judah (2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 29-32) Iconclass 71L24121 Hezekiah breaks Moses' brazen serpent Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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