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Capture of King Zedekiah
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Capture of King Zedekiah

Antonie Wierix (II) · 1585 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

As King Zedekiah flees the city at night towards the Jordan Valley, he is captured by the Chaldean army on the plain of Jericho. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Jer. 39. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGevangenneming van koning Sedekia. 1585. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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