Minneapolis Institute of Art

Plate 5, from The Song of Solomon

Claes Janz. Visscher II; after Maarten de Vos

Date

1643

Medium

Etching

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This Christian allegory is a two part scene with the interior of a Jewish temple at the left and the exterior at the right. Inside a priest stands in the bimah using a pointer to lead the assembled congregation through the texts, presumably the Ten Commandments, inscribed on tablets. In the forground, an elaborately dressed woman sits on a throne. She probably represents Faith. Outside stands Jesus. He holds a large cross and has nail wounds from his crucifixion. He puts his right hand through a small window, drawing the attention of the seated woman, thus suggesting another way besides Jewish tradition. Netherlands, Europe

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