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King Nebuchadnezzar and the worship of the golden image
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
King Nebuchadnezzar has had a golden statue erected and has given the order that everyone must bow before the statue. At the sound of the trumpet a crowd bows before the statue. A man tells the king, on the balcony on the left, that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refuse to bow. The three men are taken into custody in the middle of the background. Far right, an oven is being stoked to burn anyone who does not bow. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Dan. 3. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKoning Nebukadnessar en de aanbidding van het gouden standbeeld. 1585. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.