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The Sermon on the Mount or the Announcement of the Destruction of the Temple
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Christ sits on the top of a mountain, expounding his teaching or predicting the downfall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple. He is surrounded by men listening to him. In the background, people are engaged in various activities on a field. In the margin, Bible quotes from Matt. 5 and Luke 21 in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBergrede of aankondiging van de verwoesting van de tempel. 1583. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
