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Raising of the Cross
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Raising of the Cross

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 is nailed to the cross. Several soldiers hold the cross upright and set it firmly in the ground. In the margin a three-line Bible quotation from Luke 23 in Latin.

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Credit lineKruisoprichting. 1563 - before 1619. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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