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Gideon and the Fleece

painting by Maarten van Heemskerck
VisualArtwork painting Q39065350
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Summary

Gideon and the Fleece is a painting[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Maarten van Heemskerck[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
  • Genre: religious art[5]
  • Depicts: Gideon[6], prayer[7], Golden Fleece[8]
  • Made from material: oil paint[9], wood[10]
  • Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg[11]
  • Inventory number: MBA 1747 (b)[12]
  • Location: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg[13]
  • Part of: Adam and Eve/Gideon and the Fleece[14]
  • Commons category: Gideon and the Fleece (Heemskerck)[15]
  • Catalog code: 11[16]
  • Inception: January 1, 1550[17]
  • Main subject: Gideon[18]
  • Described at URL: https://www.musees.strasbourg.eu/oeuvre-musees-strasbourg/-/entity/id/220544[19]
  • Depicts Iconclass notation: 71F21[20]
  • Title: Gédéon et le miracle de la toison[21]
  • Pendant of: Adam and Eve[22]
  • Height: 177 cm[23]
  • Width: 50 cm[24]
  • Copyright status: public domain[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Joconde. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JocondeLab. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JocondeLab. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Joconde. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Gideon and the Fleece (Heemskerck)
    Depicts iconclass notation → 71F21
    Title → Gédéon et le miracle de la toison
    Described at url → https://www.musees.strasbourg.eu/oeuvre-musees-strasbourg/-/
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