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Queen Athaliah orders the death of the royal children
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Athaliah, having heard that her son King Ahaziah had died, orders all the royal children to be killed so that she can become queen. On the stairs, soldiers kill the children. On the left, Ahaziah's son Joash is rescued by his aunt. On the stairs is a reference to the biblical text in 2 Kings 11. At the bottom of the margin is a verse in Latin about the scene. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKoningin Atalja laat de koningskinderen doden. 1585. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
