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Mattathias Kills a Jew and a King's Envoy
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Mattathias Kills a Jew and a King's Envoy

Johannes Wierix · 1579 · engraving; paper

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

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Mattathias kills a Jew who, according to the king's order, wanted to offer a sacrifice on the altar in Modeïn and the king's envoy. Thus he showed his devotion to the law of God. Below the scene, a reference in Latin to the biblical text in 1 Macc. 2.

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Credit lineMattatias doodt een Jood en een afgezant van de koning. 1579. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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