Antwerpen, Jode, Gerard de, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Sadeler, Johann (I), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, The twelve patriarchs of Israel, Ancestors Levi and Judah, Antwerp, On the left, patriarch Levi, the third son of Jacob, in armor. In the background, the siege of the city of Shechem, which Levi destroyed together with Simeon in revenge for the dishonoring of their sister Dinah. On the right, patriarch Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, in armor. At his side is a lion, a reference to the comparison his father Jacob makes between Judah and a lion. Below the representations is a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 223 mm, width 308 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, prentmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, graferen (drukprocedé), Work conception, Sout