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Jael Killing Sisera
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1658 - c. 1659
After suffering a crushing defeat against the Israelites, the Canaanite army general Sisera imagined he was safe in the tent of the Jewish Jael. However, as soon as he fell asleep, she killed him, driving a tent peg through his head. Rembrandt portrayed a determined Jael who does not doubt the necessity of her deed. Hanging casually from a chair, Sisera’s helmet underscores his naivety.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1930-8
- Dimensionsheight 192 mm x width 174 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en bruine inkt, met witte dekverf; kaderlijnen in zwarte inkt over bruine inkt