Illustration: 71K27531x71K27532x2
General
| Title | the Syrians attack King Jehoshaphat, whom they presume to be king of Israel, until they realize their mistake; a Syrian soldier accidentally shoots an arrow which strikes Ahab, while the battle rages on, the wounded Ahab remains propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians |
| Type | Illustration |
| Sizes | |
| Material | Woodcut |
| Colour | Black |
| Artist | Christoffel (2) van Sichem |
| Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra | 1657 |
| Iconclass | 71K27531,71K27532 |
| Iconclass description | the Syrians attack King Jehoshaphat, whom they presume to be king of Israel, until they realize their mistake; a Syrian soldier accidentally shoots an arrow which strikes Ahab, while the battle rages on, the wounded Ahab remains propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians |
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Appearances
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Scan: Amsterdam BVU XI.05043 (II Kings) vol.1 p.Ss1v |
Scan: Utrecht UB MAZ 2176 (I Kings) vol.1 p.Qq5v |
Scan: Utrecht UB MAZ 2176 (II Kings) vol.1 p.Ss1v |
References
Literature references
Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut 1977 Chapter 2 An Introduction to the Woodcuts of the Seventeenth Century, with a discussion of the German woodcut Broadsides of the Seventeenth Century (by Ingeborg Lehmann-Haupt), New York
Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut 1983 Christoffel van Sichem A Family of Dutch 17th Century Woodcut Artists, in: Hollstein's Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, Vol. XXVII, Christoffel (1) van Sichem to Herman Specht, pp. 274-306
Bibliographic references
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