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Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name / Thy kingdom come
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Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name / Thy kingdom come

Johannes Wierix · 1569 - 1573 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with two prints from a series, originally bound as an album. Top: Kneeling men and women pray towards heaven. In the clouds the Trinity, surrounded by angels. On earth it can be seen that believers perform works of mercy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, visiting the sick and prisoners, clothing the naked, sheltering the stranger and burying the dead. The Latin inscription is the first part of the prayer the Our Father. Bottom: Men and women try to free themselves from the chains with which the devil, sitting on a globe, holds them. Top right in the clouds God the Father, accompanied by an angel. The Latin inscription is a part of the prayer the Our Father.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOnze Vader in de hemel, laat uw naam geheiligd worden / Laat uw koninkrijk komen. 1569 - 1573. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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