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Gideon and the Angel
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The angel sets fire to the goat kid and bread that Gideon has brought. In the background the scene that preceded it. Gideon meets the angel on the threshing floor. Gideon and other men hold a flail in their hand. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Judges 6. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGideon en de engel. 1585. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
