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Capture of King Zedekiah
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Capture of King Zedekiah

Antonie Wierix (II) · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

As King Zedekiah flees the city at night toward the Jordan Valley, he is captured by the Chaldean army on the plain of Jericho. Below the image is a Latin reference to the biblical text in Jeremiah 39. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGevangenneming van koning Sedekia. 1585. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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