About the creation
Morgan Bible (M.638, fol. 012va): Sisera given Milk by Jael ; Sisera killed by Jael
Artist name: Unknown artist
Three stages in Jael and Sisera’s story:To the left, Sisera, crowned and armed with a sword, drinks milk from a bowl received by Jael.At the center: Sisera lies covered in a bed beneath a curtain. Jael, who stands above him, places a tent peg on his head and raises a hammer in her right hand. To the right: Jael, with hammer in her left hand, looks toward Barak and three armed soldiers and shows them Sisera’s body.
Source: Judges 4
Technique: Color illustration
Location: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Date: 1245
