The Messenger of God Appearing to Joshua

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The Messenger of God Appearing to Joshua

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Ferdinand Bol

Dutch Artist · 1616–1680

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A prosperous surgeon's son, Ferdinand Bol first studied locally in his native Dordrecht, and then became Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn's pupil in Amsterdam, where he settled. Bol witnessed a document concerning Rembrandt's wife Saskia's inheritance in 1640, a responsibility that suggests that by then Bol was probably no longer a student but a full-fledged assistant. After having risen quickly throu

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Date
about 1640
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brown wash
Culture
Dutch
Department
Drawings
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
c68bcf8d-9146-4a1a-884b-18cb4e118964

In this dramatic composition Bol depicted the Old Testament story of the Fall of Jericho (Joshua 5:13-15). With a sword in hand and radiating lines emanating from his head, a messenger from God has just appeared to Joshua, the leader of the Israelites. The messenger's sudden appearance has startled Joshua, who gazes in astonishment, still gripping his sword and shield. In the background, Bol loosely sketched Joshua's army gathered to support their leader. This drawing was one of several preliminary studies that relate to Bol's later painting The Captain of the Lord's Army Appears to Joshua (ca. 1662, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, SK-A-1578).

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