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Wall Painting of Eight Saints from the Pieterskerk in Leiden
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Wall Painting of Eight Saints from the Pieterskerk in Leiden

anonymous · 1846 · color lithography; paper

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

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Wall painting of eight saints from the Pieterskerk in Leiden. The fifteenth-century wall painting was rediscovered in 1844. The saints stand in two rows one above the other. On the top row from left to right: apostle Paul, apostle Andrew, John the Baptist and Matthew. On the bottom row from left to right: Lanfranc of Bec, Pope Cornelius, Christopher of Lycia and Anthony of Egypt. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Fine Arts, Wall and Ceiling Paintings.

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Credit lineMuurschildering van acht heiligen uit de Pieterskerk in Leiden. 1846. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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