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Instructing the ignorant
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Instructing the ignorant

Philips Galle · 1577 · engraving; paper

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

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Instructing the ignorant as one of the seven spiritual works of mercy. In the center a preacher instructing a group of people from a pulpit. In the background Christ delivering the Sermon on the Mount, John the Baptist instructing people, Christ addressing a crowd from a boat, and the parable of the sower. Around the central image depictions related to instructing the ignorant. On the left Christ with the cross and on the right the prophet Daniel. 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 lineOnderwijzen van de onwetenden. 1577. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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