Title

Massacre of the Hivites by Simeon and Levi', 1890.

Caption

'Massacre of the Hivites by Simeon and Levi', 1890. Hamor and Shechem are massacred by Simeon and Levi in vengeance of their sister Dinah, perhaps dating 5th or 4th centuries BC. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F21_463

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,4Mb (5,3Mb) / 19,4in x 12,5in / 5808 x 3756 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving portrait exterior outdoors female women woman people male man men family religious father arts religion fatherhood book guy blood violence running weapon weapons death ancient brother sister war century ruthless sword son rescue literature swords simeon lady concept violent killing dad B&W MONOCHROME revenge vengeance warfare Day Old Testament 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry Genesis massacre nineteenth century history historic The Print Collector 4th century BC 5th century BC Book of Genesis Canaan Canaanite carnage illustration outside Shechem engraving portrait Unknown Cassells Edmund Co Cassell & Co Edmund Ollier Ollier biblical character Cassell and Company Ltd Levi Cassell & Company Dinah Cassell & Cassell's Illustrated Universal History Early and Greek History Hamor Hivite