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The Priests of Bel in the Temple
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The priests of Bel eat the food offered to the god Bel. They come and go through a secret passage under the table. While they secretly take the food, their footprints remain in the ash scattered on the floor by Daniel. Below the image an explanatory text in Latin. Print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBels priesters in de tempel. 1565. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
