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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. A sacrifice burns on the new altar. Below the image a reference in Latin to the biblical text in 1 Maccabees 4:52. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNieuwe altaar ingewijd. 1579. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
