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Burying the dead
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Burying the dead

Philips Galle · 1577 · engraving; paper

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

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Burying the dead as one of the seven works of mercy. In the center, a funeral. In the background, the entombment of Christ. Surrounding scenes from biblical stories related to burying the dead. Upper left: the burial of Joseph, upper right: the burial of Saul, lower right: Tobit burying the dead, lower left: the burial of the man of God from Judah. On the left, the prophet Ezra; on the right, King Solomon. Various biblical texts in Latin within the composition. A four-line verse in Latin below the scene. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBegraven van de doden. 1577. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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