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Orpah Leaves Ruth and Naomi
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Naomi travels with her two daughters-in-law to Judah. On the way, she sends the women back to their parents' home. Orpah departs, but Ruth remains with Naomi. Ruth and Naomi sit on stones on the bank of a river. Orpah departs with her luggage under her arm. Below the scene, a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Ruth 1. Print forms part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOrpa verlaat Ruth en Naomi. 1579. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
