Pedro Núñez del Valle

Jael and Sisera (1630)

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 

As told in the book of Judges, Jael was an Old Testament heroine who rescued the Israelites from the Canaanites. The Israelites, led by Barak, fought against their oppressors with such vengeance that the Canaanite leader, Sisera, fled and sought refuge in Jael’s home. She received him with false hospitality, offering him milk and a place to rest, but while he slept, she pounded a nail into his temple. Núñez del Valle depicted the moment when Barak arrives in search of his enemy and finds him dead. The artist based Sisera’s armor on the Roman-style suit of the King of Spain that was made by Bartolomeo Campi, and that of Barak on the armor that was made for Charles V by Desiderius Helmschmid.

1. cantisarbores reblogged this from spanishbaroqueart
2. empgonzo likes this
3. dr5tr4ng3l0v3 reblogged this from spanishbaroqueart and added:

   Jael and Sisera (1630) - Pedro Núñez del Valle

4. doomedtodaylight reblogged this from centuriespast
5. eat-my-class reblogged this from centuriespast
6. luadeoutono likes this
7. pallas-athena reblogged this from centuriespast
8. inutilium reblogged this from centuriespast
9. inutilium likes this
10. rathergoodly reblogged this from centuriespast
11. gracefree likes this
12. chucrutypilsen reblogged this from centuriespast
13. juandavidms likes this
14. 67july likes this
15. miscellaneous-art likes this
16. hottiecherrie reblogged this from centuriespast
17. sheep168 reblogged this from centuriespast
18. sheep168 likes this
19. bebstrixy reblogged this from centuriespast
20. gstun likes this
21. shishkabop reblogged this from centuriespast
22. doomedtodaylight likes this
23. ptrpvn likes this
24. centuriespast reblogged this from spanishbaroqueart
25. streamsofcontext likes this
26. ivylions reblogged this from spanishbaroqueart
27. onlyartists reblogged this from spanishbaroqueart
28. uncahier likes this
29. ancientcomputer likes this
30. ubu507 likes this
31. spanishbaroqueart posted this