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Early Christian community of women working in their monastery and Saint Paul the Hermit
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Early Christian community of women working in their monastery and Saint Paul the Hermit

Jan Luyken · 1700 · etching; paper

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

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Two scenes on a plate. Above: An early Christian community of women in a monastery, spinning and weaving. Below: St. Paul the Hermit emerging from his cave, dressed in palm leaves.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratienun(s)weavingPaul of Thebes, the first hermit
Credit lineVroeg-christelijke gemeenschap van vrouwen werkend in hun klooster en de heilige Paulus de kluizenaar. 1700. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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