ORCID
- Péter Bokody: 0000-0002-2787-4897
Abstract
Marteen van Heemskerck’s Old Testament print series about Dinah, daughter of Jacob, was engraved by Herman Jansz. Muller and published by Gerard de Jode in Antwerp in 1569. In these images Heemskerck reinterprets the Old Testament narrative from a highly misogynistic standpoint, disputing the biblical claim that Shechem raped Dinah. The paper traces the sporadic representations of the episode in print and painting and examines visual strategies that emphasize male vulnerability over the suffering the female victim. Heemskerck’s artistic choices are evaluated in the context of exegetical differences between Martin Luther and John Calvin.
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Publication Date
2025-09-08
Publication Title
Renaissance and Reformation
Volume
48
Issue
3
ISSN
0034-429X
Acceptance Date
2025-01-16
Deposit Date
2025-03-04
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Keywords
Bernard Salomon, Bugiardini, Calvin, Dinah, Dutch Revolt, Heemskerck, Luther, rape
First Page
73
Last Page
110
Recommended Citation
Bokody, P. (2025) 'Dinah Between Rape and Seduction: Maarten van Heemskerck and Renaissance Attitudes Towards Gender and Conflict', Renaissance and Reformation, 48(3), pp. 73-110. Available at: 10.33137/rr.v48i3.45978
