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Parable of the Royal Wedding Feast: The King's Invitation
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A king has ordered his servants to invite the guests to the wedding feast of his son. The table is already set. However, the two servants standing by him tell him that the guests refuse to come because they have other things to do. In the background, the invited guests go to their fields. Thereupon, the king orders the servants to invite everyone they meet on the street, including beggars. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Matthew 22:2. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGelijkenis van het koninklijke bruiloftsfeest: de uitnodiging van de koning. 1585. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
