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Plucking of Corn on the Sabbath
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Plucking of Corn on the Sabbath

Adriaen Collaert · 1582 - 1586 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Landscape with a cornfield. In the center Christ tells the Pharisees that his apostles do not violate the sabbath when they satisfy their hunger with ears of corn from the field. In the background the apostles pick ears of corn. The print has an ornamental border with flowers and animals. Part of a twenty-four-part series of landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePlukken van koren op de sabbat. 1582 - 1586. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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