Jeroboam Sacrificing to the Idols

Jacques Ignatius de Roore, c. 1704 - c. 1744

Jeroboam, the King of Israel, enjoined his people to idolatry to prevent their contact with the Kingdom of Judah. When he tried to arrest a defiant priest during a pagan sacrifice, his hand withered and the altar shattered. He had trespassed God’s First Commandment: ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before me.’ De Roore impressed his contemporaries with such depictions of complex stories.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4714
  • Dimensionsheight 53 cm x width 69 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Jeroboam Sacrificing to the Idols
    • The Idolatry of Jeroboam

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4714

  • Description

    De afgoderij van Jerobeam. Tijdens het offeren aan afgoden op het plein voor de tempel breekt het altaar in stukken. De koning, de priesters en het volk kijken in afgrijzen toe. Links worden offerdieren voor de slacht klaargemaakt, rechts staan naast het altaar kostbare wierookvaten en ander vaatwerk.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘J. de Roore. F. ...4.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jacques Ignatius de Roore

  • Dating

    c. 1704 - c. 1744

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 53 cm x width 69 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1979-05

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Hoogsteder, The Hague, fl.28,000, to the museum, 1979

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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