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Saint John Chrysostom as a hermit in the desert
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Saint John Chrysostom as a hermit in the desert

Hans Sebald Beham · 1510 - 1550 · engraving; paper

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

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Depiction of a late medieval legend of Saint John Chrysostom. After he had made a virgin pregnant as a hermit, he crawled through the desert to do penance. In this representation the naked virgin with the child is placed large in the image and the saint crawls in the distance through a landscape.

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Credit lineHeilige Johannes Chrysostomus als kluizenaar in de woestijn. 1510 - 1550. Hans Sebald Beham. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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