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Gregory, an Arian bishop, is mistreated by opponents and the beheading of a monk during riots in Constantinople
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Two representations on one plate. Above: in the foreground Gregory, an Arian bishop of Alexandria, is mistreated by the inhabitants of Alexandria. In the background his church is set on fire. Below: in the foreground some men with a spear on which the head of a monk is skewered. In the background the riot in Constantinople and the beheaded corpse of the monk.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGregorius, een Ariaanse bisschop, wordt door tegenstanders mishandeld en de onthoofding van een monnik tijdens onlusten in Constantinopel. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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