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Sacrifice of black beasts
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Sacrifice of black beasts

Theodoor van Thulden · 1633 · letterpress printing; etching; plakken; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Odysseus sacrifices a black ram and a black sheep in the underworld. Shadows approach the blood, but only Tiresias is allowed to drink the blood first. The print is part of an album.

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Credit lineOfferen van zwarte beesten. 1633. Theodoor van Thulden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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