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Balaam and the Ass
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Balaam and the Ass

1645 - 1646 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Balaam urges his donkey to ride on and strikes her with a club, but she is stopped by an angel with a sword. Above the scene a title. Below it six lines of verse and a reference to Numbers 22: 22-23. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBileam en de ezel. 1645 - 1646. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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