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Pheroras and Joseph
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Pheroras and Joseph

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

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Two flower cups with two kings. They have a crown on their heads and a scepter in their hands. The representation is part of a genealogy in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the men as Pheroras and Joseph, two children of Antipater and Cypros and brothers of Herod the Great. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePheroras en Jozef. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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