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Balaam

Also known as: Balaam; primary name: Balaam; other name: Bilam; other name: Bileam
Details: individual; biblical figure; Male
Biography: Old Testament figure; prophet from the Transjordan, primarily represented as a mercenary figure hired to utter curses.

33 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1976,0619.12 |
Producer name: BIOG30933 Drawn by:Benjamin Robert Haydon |
Production date: 1801-1846

icon; painting; oklad

Title: The Eulogy to the Mother of God (‘Pokhvala Presvyatui Bogoroditsui’) |
Museum number: 1998,0605.9 |
Production date: 17thC 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Russia (Europe)Made in:Mstera

icon; painting

Title: The Eulogy to the Mother of God (‘Pokhvala Presvyatui Bogoroditsui’) |
Museum number: 1998,0605.14 |
Production date: 17thC(late)-18thC(early) 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Russia (Europe)

medal

Title: Thomason Medallic Bible |
Museum number: 1970,0405.28 |
Producer name: Issuer:Franklin MintAfter:Edward Thomason |
Production date: 1970 |
Production place: Made in:USA

medal

Title: Medallic Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures |
Museum number: 2003,0361.28 |
Producer name: BIOG116427 Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:Edward Thomason |
Production date: 1830 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.2295 |
Producer name: BIOG47830 Print made by:Herman van Swanevelt |
Production date: 1620-1655

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.71.59 |
Producer name: BIOG35201 Print made by:Sébastien Leclerc I |
Production date: 1670

print; satirical print

Museum number: 1868,0808.13267 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: c.1750s

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.2299 |
Producer name: Print made by:Herman van SwaneveltPublished by:Pierre Mariette I |
Production date: 1629-1641 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Die Landscaft mit Bileam's Esel |
Museum number: 1869,0410.1663 |
Producer name: BIOG43357 Print made by:Johann Christian Reinhart |
Production date: 1807

print

Title: The idolatry of Baal-Peor, Zimri and Cozbi lower l Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.75 |
Producer name: After:Maarten de VosPublished by:Gerard de Jode |
Production date: 1585

print; book-illustration

Title: The Magician Balaam |
Museum number: 1863,0509.14 |
Producer name: After:Henry FuseliPrint made by:John Barlow |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The angel stopping Balaam Macklin's Bible |
Museum number: 1859,0312.220 |
Producer name: After:James NorthcotePrint made by:James Fittler |
Production date: 1796 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1926,0617.13.9 |
Producer name: Print made by:Augustin HirschvogelPublished by:Aegidius Adler |
Production date: 1548 1550 |
Production place: Published in:Vienna (city)

print

Title: Royal-Size Bible Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti |
Museum number: 1939,0130.1.29 |
Producer name: Published by:Claes Jansz. VisscherPublished by:Nicolaes Visscher I |
Production date: 1652 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Balaam on mount peor seeing the Israelite camp Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.74 |
Producer name: After:Maarten de VosPublished by:Gerard de Jode |
Production date: 1585

print

Museum number: 1913,0415.201.678 |
Producer name: After:Francis S WalkerBlock cut by:Dalziel Brothers |
Production date: 1880

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1848,0304.49 |
Producer name: Print made by:Georg LembergerPrinted by:Hans Lufft |
Production date: 1532-1540 1550 |
Production place: Printed in:Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1923,1112.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan Swart van GroningenPublished by:Willem Vorsterman |
Production date: 1528 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Title: Die Landscaft mit Bileam's Esel |
Museum number: 1869,0410.1662 |
Producer name: BIOG43357 Print made by:Johann Christian Reinhart |
Production date: 1807

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.2298 |
Producer name: Print made by:Herman van SwaneveltPublished by:Karl Audran |
Production date: 1629-1641

print

Title: Bileam und seine Eselin |
Museum number: 1972,0122.11 |
Producer name: BIOG34892 Print made by:Oskar Laske |
Production date: 1920-1851

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.2297 |
Producer name: Print made by:Herman van SwaneveltPublished by:Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly |
Production date: 1629-1641 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Museum number: 1873,0809.917 |
Producer name: BIOG47830 Print made by:Herman van Swanevelt |
Production date: 1620-1655

print

Title: L'anesse de Balaam Galerie du Musée Napoléon |
Museum number: 1856,0308.1115 |
Producer name: After:Laurent de la HyrePrint made by:Felipe Cardano |
Production date: 1804-1815

print

Museum number: 1856,0209.174 |
Producer name: BIOG34983 Print made by:Hanns Lautensack |
Production date: 1545-1565

print

Museum number: 1935,0520.87 |
Producer name: Print made by:Dirk Volkertsz CoornhertAfter:Maarten van Heemskerck |
Production date: 1554

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.2296 |
Producer name: BIOG47830 Print made by:Herman van Swanevelt |
Production date: 1620-1655

print

Title: Galerie Leuchtenberg Leuchtenberg Gallery |
Museum number: 1851,1213.227 |
Producer name: After:DomenichinoPrint made by:Heinrich Adam |
Production date: 1825-1850

print; book-illustration

Title: Icones Biblicae |
Museum number: 1857,1212.101 |
Producer name: Print made by:Matthäus Merian IPublished by:Matthäus Merian I |
Production date: 1625-1630 |
Production place: Published in:Frankfurt am Main

print

Title: L'Asina di Balaamo spaventata dalla visione dell'a Raccolta di 112 stampe di pitture della storia sac |
Museum number: 1865,0520.789 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pietro MonacoAfter:Angelo Trevisani |
Production date: 1743-1763 |
Production place: Published in:Venice (city)

print

Title: Balaam and the angel Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.73 |
Producer name: After:Maarten de VosPublished by:Gerard de Jode |
Production date: 1585

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1882,0311.3004 |
Producer name: BIOG19532 Print made by:Thomas Bewick |
Production date: 1782-1785