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Engraved title page with Dutch text in the centre and small scenes around it showing biblical figures, a ladder, shepherds, and a well in landscapes.

Negen scènes uit het Oude Testament

An engraved title page framed by a central text panel and surrounding scenes in medallions and rectangles. The vignettes show a family at a table, a figure climbing a ladder toward the sky, shepherds at a well, and a meeting of men in a landscape, with Dutch lettering at the centre and the imprint Leiden 1695 below.

Artist
Jan Luyken (mentioned on object)
Date
1695
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3122 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1695.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Portada con nueve escenas del Antiguo Testamento sobre Isaac, Jacob y Esaú

Una portada grabada enmarcada por un panel central de texto y escenas alrededor, en medallones y recuadros. Las viñetas muestran una familia a la mesa, una figura subiendo una escalera hacia el cielo, pastores junto a un pozo y un encuentro de hombres en un paisaje, con letras neerlandesas en el centro.

Português: Frontispício com nove cenas do Antigo Testamento sobre Isaque, Jacó e Esaú

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