Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.98.1)Sacred Art & IconographyThe Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.98.1)Brush and ink and wash over black chalk, Francesco Solimena, 1728 to 1733, Metropolitan Museum of Art 63.98.1Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.98.1)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/deborah-met-63-98-1.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.98.1). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/deborah-met-63-98-1Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-prophetess-deborah-ordering-barak-to, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.98.1)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/deborah-met-63-98-1}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA drawing in brush and ink and wash over black chalk titled "The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera," by the Neapolitan painter Francesco Solimena, 1728 to 1733. Deborah is remembered in the Book of Judges as a prophetess and the only woman to judge Israel, who summoned the commander Barak to battle against the Canaanite general Sisera and delivered the victory song that follows in the same book. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 63.98.1.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithCanaanites, Cultures Well-attested This source names Canaanites directly: "A drawing in brush and ink and wash over black chalk titled "The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera," by the Neapolitan painter Francesco Solimena, 1728 to 1733."Source The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera, accession 63.98.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionJudaism, Religions Well-attested Source The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera, accession 63.98.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsDeborah, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this drawing names the subject outright, "The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera, accession 63.98.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesThe Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera, accession 63.98.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 63.98.1View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year