In a temple, seven-year-old Joash is nominated as the new king of Judah by the high priest Jehoiada, who stands next to him.
| 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 | Jojada proclaims Joash king of Judah, 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 outside the depiction, below: Ioas wert van den Priester Iojada voor gestelt en tot koning gecoren. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 2. Regum 11.4. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 123 | |
| inscription reverse, centre | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-GZ |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-GZ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11408/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A231
standing figure
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71L18 story of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 11:4 - 12:21; 2 Chronicles 23-24) Iconclass 71L181 Joash is proclaimed king at the age of seven Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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