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Elkana Asks Why Hannah Weeps
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Hannah is so overwhelmed by sorrow because she cannot bear children that she refuses the food given to her by her husband Elkanah. He asks her why she is weeping. Print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineElkana vraagt waarom Hanna huilt. 1538. Veit Rudolf Specklin. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
