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Oppression of the Israelites by the Egyptians
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
An Israelite worker falls to the ground and is whipped by one of the Egyptian overseers of the Pharaoh. The Israelites gather straw for making bricks. In the background, Moses and Aaron preach. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Ex. 5:6. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMishandeling van de Israëlieten door de Egyptenaren. 1579. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
