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Burning of a heretic in Mantes-la-Jolie
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Burning of a heretic in Mantes-la-Jolie

Caspar Luyken · 1700 · etching; paper

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

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On the market square of Mantes-la-Jolie the heretic and devil worshipper Noël Fere is burned on the pyre. An executioner stokes the fire with a pitchfork.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiehistorieprentpyreHeresy'Heresia' (Ripa)Mantes-la-Jolie
Credit lineVerbranding van een ketter in Mantes-la-Jolie. 1700. Caspar Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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