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Paul and Silas at Philippi
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Paul and Silas at Philippi

anonymous · 1580 - 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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Paul heals a young enslaved woman who could predict the future. Behind him stands possibly one of her owners, who was furious because he could no longer earn money from her gift. In the background, Paul and Silas are being flogged by order of the city magistrates, who had been tipped off by the owners of the slave girl. Numbered X in the lower left corner. A two-line Latin inscription in the lower margin. Part of a series of twelve scenes from the Acts of the Apostles. Part of an album with mainly Christian subjects.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaulus en Silas in Filippi. 1580 - 1585. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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