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Jacob de Gheyn II

Plate 12: Benjamin

c. 1589
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The appearance of a wolf in this print illustrates the Old Testament prophesy of Jacob, that “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he devours the prey, And in the evening he divides the spoil (Genesis 49:28).

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