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Stoning of Stephen
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Stephen is stoned outside the city gate. Right stands Saul with the cloaks of those throwing stones. In the clouds Stephen sees in a vision Christ and the Tetragram as a symbol for God the Father. Print is part of a series on the eight Beatitudes of Christ and illustrates the Beatitude: Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake. In the left lower corner this text from Matt. 5:10 in Latin. At the bottom in the margin a verse in Latin about the Beatitude and the scene.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSteniging van Stefanus. 1564 - 1568. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
