Offer van Noach en Noach door Cham bespot, Simon Fokke, 1791

Title(s)

Offer van Noach en Noach door Cham bespot
De Offerhande van Noach / l'Offrande de Noé Noach door Cham bespot / Noé moqué par Cham (title on object)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1933-71

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2233
• collector's mark

Description

Twee Bijbelse voorstellingen uit Gen. 8 en 9. Genummerd rechtsonder: 6.

Artist

• print maker: Simon Fokke (mentioned on object)

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

1791

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 323 mm × width 191 mm

What

• Noah's sacrifice; various animals are offered, possibly a lamb, a dove and a ram (often combined with the rainbow of the covenant)
• the mocking of Noah: Ham finds his father (partially) naked sleeping out of doors (or in his tent, or in the vineyard cottage); Ham calls his brothers

Credit line

• Gift of the Rijksmuseumbibliotheek

Acquisition

gift 1933

Copyright

Public domain

• De gewigtigste geschiedenissen des bybels, afgebeeld in 252 printverbeeldingen, Ysbrand van Hamelsveld, Simon Fokke, J. Folkema, S. Fokke, P. Philips, P. Tanjé, F. de Bakker