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Paul on Malta
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The ship of Paul suffers shipwreck off the coast of Malta on the journey to Rome (rear right). The inhabitants of Malta have lit a fire for the shipwrecked. Paul is bitten by a venomous snake but remains unharmed. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Acts 28:1. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePaulus op Malta. 1643. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.