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Heliodorus Driven from the Temple by a Rider
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Heliodorus Driven from the Temple by a Rider

Pieter de Bailliu (I) · 1654 - 1660 · engraving; paper

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

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Inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem watch as Heliodorus tries to leave the temple with the temple treasure. He is prevented by a rider and two men who beat him. The priest Onias kneels before the altar and prays to God for protection of the temple treasure. Right half of a print in two parts. Below the print the scene is explained in Latin verse lines. Bottom right the coat of arms of Wachtendonck.

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Credit lineHeliodorus wordt uit tempel verdreven door ruiter. 1654 - 1660. Pieter de Bailliu (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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