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Blood of Christ caught in a chalice
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Blood of Christ caught in a chalice

Hieronymus Wierix · 1563 - before 1619 · engraving; paper

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

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Christ stands with raised hands next to the cross. The blood from his crucifixion wounds flows into a chalice. The Jesuits Ignatius of Loyola and Stanislaus Kostka look on in awe. In the margin a two-line inscription in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBloed van Christus opgevangen in miskelk. 1563 - before 1619. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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