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Arnoldus, bishop of Brix, is burned at the stake and Arnulfus is strangled in a prison
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Two representations on one plate. Above: Arnoldus, Bishop of Brix, is burned on the pyre for heresy. To the left in the foreground two watching monks. Below: in a prison Arnulfus sits chained on a stone. Two executioners strangle him with a rope. In the background soldiers and monks watch.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArnoldus, bisschop van Brix, wordt op de brandstapel verbrand en Arnulfus wordt in een gevangenis gewurgd. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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