Abstract
Marteen van Heemskerck’s Old Testament print series about Dinah, daughter of Jacob, was engraved by Herman Jansz. Muller and published by Gerard de Jode in Antwerp in 1569. In these images Heemskerck reinterprets the Old Testament narrative from a highly misogynistic standpoint, disputing the biblical claim that Shechem raped Dinah. The paper traces the sporadic representations of the episode in print and painting and examines visual strategies that emphasize male vulnerability over the suffering the female victim. Heemskerck’s artistic choices are evaluated in the context of exegetical differences between Martin Luther and John Calvin.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-110 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Journal | Renaissance and Reformation |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Sept 2025 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Music
- Literature and Literary Theory
- History and Philosophy of Science
Keywords
- Bernard Salomon
- Bugiardini
- Calvin
- Dinah
- Dutch Revolt
- Heemskerck
- Luther
- rape
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