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Night of St. Bartholomew, 1572
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Bartholomew's Night or the Blood Wedding of Paris. In the foreground left Admiral Gaspard de Coligny is thrown out of a window by soldiers. An armed mob has gathered under the window and watches. On the right foreground several corpses lie on the street and the throat of a Protestant is cut with a rapier. In the background, through an open gate, the continuation of the murder party in the streets of Paris.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBartholomeusnacht, 1572. 1650 - 1695. Gaspar Bouttats. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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