Public domain
Peter finds a coin in the mouth of the fish
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Peter finds a coin (stater) in the mouth of the fish, with which he can pay the temple tax. Contrast on taxes. Mirror-image copy of the print by Lucas Cranach in the pamphlet 'Passional Christi und Antichristi' by Martin Luther from 1521, page from a 17th-century edition. The series of thirteen pairs of woodcuts depicts the contrasts between the humility and selflessness of Christ on the one hand, and the pride and greed of the Pope on the other.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePetrus vindt een munt in de bek van de vis. c. 1661. Monogrammist GK (prentmaker, 17e eeuw). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
