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Law and Grace
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Law and Grace

anonymous · 1500 - 1600 · houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

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

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From left to right, the history of biblical salvation: the Fall with Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, resulting in death (depicted by a skeleton in a grave); God's covenant with the Jewish people: Moses receiving the Tables of the Law; people looking up at the Brazen Serpent for healing. At the center sits the Man at the Tree of Life. The Prophet, symbolizing Old Testament prophets, and John the Baptist point him toward Christ; John points to Christ on the cross. To the right are depicted: The Annunciation to the Shepherds, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection with Christ trampling the devil. In the upper right, the Lamb of God and Mary await the Incarnate Word and the Christ Child carrying the cross. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineWet en Genade. 1500 - 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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