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Gideon Demolishes the Altar of Baal
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Gideon Demolishes the Altar of Baal

anonymous · 1561 · engraving; paper

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

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Gideon destroys the altar of Baal with ten servants at God's command. In the background the Asherah pole is felled and transported. From the pole an altar is built, upon which the bull of Joas, Gideon's father, is sacrificed in the distance. In the margin a one-line inscription in Latin.

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Credit lineGideon sloopt het altaar van Baäl. 1561. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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