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Sacrament of the Eucharist
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Sacrament of the Eucharist

Philips Galle · 1576 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The sacrament of the Eucharist. In the center a depiction of the consecration of the host and the administration of the Eucharist. In the background an interior with the Last Supper and on the right the celebration of the Eucharist by the first Christians. Around the central image depictions of Bible stories prefiguring the Eucharist. Top left the manna in the desert and Moses striking water from the rock, top right Elijah being fed by an angel, bottom right Abraham and Melchizedek, and bottom left the celebration of the first Passover. On the left and right the prophets King David and Malachi. Within the image various Bible texts in Latin. Below the image a four-line verse in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSacrament van de eucharistie. 1576. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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