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The Adoration of the Brazen Serpent
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The Adoration of the Brazen Serpent

Michiel Coxie (I) · c. 1514 - c. 1592 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The Israelites are punished by a plague of venomous snakes. Moses asks God for deliverance from the plague. He is ordered to make a bronze snake and place it on a pole. Whoever looks at the bronze snake is healed.

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Credit lineDe aanbidding van de koperen slang. c. 1514 - c. 1592. Michiel Coxie (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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