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Angel with the Purse of Judas and the Sword of Peter
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
An angel with a purse containing the thirty pieces of silver for which Judas betrayed Christ and the sword of Peter with the severed ear of Malchus. The angel also holds a torch and a rope; attributes of the soldiers who arrested Christ. Below the image two lines in Latin. Second print from a series of eight prints depicting angels with the Instruments of the Passion.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEngel met de beurs van Judas en het zwaard van Petrus. 1581 - c. 1645. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
