Object Details
Artist
Pieter Pietersz. Lastman
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8 1/2 × 7 inches (21.6 × 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the Herbert F. Johnson, Class of 1922, Endowment
Object
Number
84.041.004
The assertive Tamar is a notable character in the Torah for her loyalty to family in her effort to b(…)
The assertive Tamar is a notable character in the Torah for her loyalty to family in her effort to bear a child in Judah’s line. Tamar had been married to Judah’s two oldest sons, but never produced an heir because both sons were divinely killed for wickedness. Judah blamed Tamar for his sons’ deaths and ensured that she cannot remarry. Tamar ultimately deceives Judah into impregnating her and gives birth to two sons. —Rayna Klugherz ’23
