Illustration: 73C821x73C8214x73C8213x2
General
| Title | the good shepherd (Christ) defending his sheep against wolves; 'I am the good shepherd' (John 10:1-16), the hireling is not the shepherd, he runs away when the wolf is coming ~ parable of the good shepherd, the sheep follow the good shepherd ~ parable of the good shepherd |
| Type | Illustration |
| Sizes | 54x56 |
| Material | Woodcut |
| Colour | Black |
| Artist | Leest, Antoon van |
| Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra | 1577 |
| Iconclass | 73C821,73C8214,73C8213 |
| Iconclass description | the good shepherd (Christ) defending his sheep against wolves; 'I am the good shepherd' (John 10:1-16), the hireling is not the shepherd, he runs away when the wolf is coming ~ parable of the good shepherd, the sheep follow the good shepherd ~ parable of the good shepherd |
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References
Literature references
Rosier, Bart Alexander 1997 Volume I, pp. 326-335. The Bible in print: Netherlandish bible illustration in the sixteenth century. 2 vols. Leiden.
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