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Saint Boniface Felling a Sacred Oak in Hesse
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Saint Boniface chops down a sacred oak adorned with wreaths with an axe. In the foreground, a man kneels beside a dead (sacrificed?) horse and covers his face with his hand. In the background, several German priests around an altar with a sacrificial fire and a woman with small children.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSint Bonifatius hakt in Hessen een heilige eik om. 1781. Bernhard Rode. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
