Dinah after the Rape
by Esther Newman-Cohen
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19.700 x 27.600 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Dinah after the Rape
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a signed original work painted in oil on canvas.
Dina, the daughter of Lea and Jacob. The entire chapter 34 of Genesis narrates the events surrounding Dinas rape and her brothers response. We read how after Dina is raped, her father Jacob is silent; then all of Dinas brothers devise a devious plan where they convince the people of Shechem to circumcise themselves, and on the 3rd day Shimon and Levi rise up and murder the men of Shechem. Although the word rape is never actually, mentioned in the story, Bible shows that Shechem saw, he took, and lay with her and HUMBLED HER, i.e., afflicted her, raped her. In verse 2, it says:
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her (vayianeha)
And what was her father's reaction? Jacob, who saw through the brothers pretentious performance as defenders of the family honor, reproached his two sons: You made me look ugly in front of the inhabitants. They are many and they could retaliate and finish me off! (Genesis 34:30) Not one word about moral issues!
Dinahs words or thoughts are not reported in the biblical story. In this painting she is shown here with her mouth closed.
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Comments (26)
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Esther Newman-Cohen replied:
Thanks so much, Mariola. I truly appreciate being chosen for your prestigious group "500 Views"!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 5/20/19 l/f/pin
Lenore Senior
CONGRATULATIONS, Esther! This powerful expressive work of art is my Social Commentary of the Week in the fine art group, Our World Gallery! This is a masterpiece!! v/f/feature, pin, tw, fb promotion!
David Neace
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by My Hands"
Esther Newman-Cohen replied:
Thanks so much David for featuring this work on the homepage of "Created by My Hands"!!!
Heather King
Holy dear God Esther, this is PAINFUL to look at...but an INCREDIBLE work of art...you did this so profoundly truly a masterpiece F&L
Esther Newman-Cohen replied:
Thanks so much, Heather. I truly appreciate your thoughtful comment, F and L!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Wow, Josef, I am so pleased to read your fabulous comment. I appreciate it sooooooo much. I am particularly pleased that my message was clear and understood!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Victoria, for featuring this work in the Peoples Peoples Peoples Group!
Ronda Douglas
Featured in The Creators Guild, we are proud of such a strong image and reminder/salute
Esther Newman-Cohen replied:
Thanks so much, Ronda, for featuring this work in the Creators Guild! I greatly appreciate your comment!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Krista, for featuring this work in the Collectors Treasures Group!
Sally Trace
Beautiful, hard to look at. Reminiscent of Francis Bacon.
Esther Newman-Cohen replied:
You're right - reminds me of him too. Thanks for the great comment, Sally!