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Simon murdered at a banquet by order of his son-in-law Ptolemy / John Hyrcanus covers his face during the siege of Dagon / Onias stoned by the people in Jerusalem / The Jewish priests locked in the temple try to provide themselves with sacrificial animals for the Passover feast
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Simon murdered at a banquet by order of his son-in-law Ptolemy / John Hyrcanus covers his face during the siege of Dagon / Onias stoned by the people in Jerusalem / The Jewish priests locked in the temple try to provide themselves with sacrificial animals for the Passover feast

Jan Luyken · 1698 · etching; paper

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

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Untrimmed sheet with four scenes, numbered: 735, 736 and 773.

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Credit lineSimon aan een gastmaal op last van zijn schoonzoon Ptolomaeus vermoord / Johannes Hyrcanus bedekt zijn gelaat tijdens de belegering van Dagon / Onias door het volk te Jeruzalem gestenigd / De in de te. 1698. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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