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The Descent of the Holy Spirit
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The Descent of the Holy Spirit

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio · 1515 - 1565 · engraving; paper

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

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Mary sits and is surrounded by the apostles. All look to the heaven from where the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, fills them. As a sign of this filling they have a kind of flame on their head.

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Credit lineUitstorting van de Heilige Geest. 1515 - 1565. Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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