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The Offering of Manoah
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The Offering of Manoah

Antonie Wierix (II) · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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Manoah and his wife bow before the altar, where Manoah has sacrificed a goat. The archangel Gabriel, who announced to Manoah and his wife the birth of a son, ascends in the flames of the sacrifice. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Judges 13. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOffer van Manoach. 1585. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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