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New altar consecrated
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The new altar in the temple of Jerusalem is consecrated while the Israelites sing. Others bring offerings. On the new altar, a sacrifice is burning. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the biblical text in 1 Maccabees 4. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNieuwe altaar ingewijd. 1585. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
