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Prefect Orestes is mocked by monks
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Prefect Orestes is mocked by monks

Jan Luyken · 1701 · etching; paper

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

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In the foreground on the right Orestes, prefect of Alexandria. He is mocked by some monks. One of the monks throws a stone at him. In the background Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria, who preaches against Orestes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printOrestes (praefectus augustalis)monk(s), friar(s)mocking, insultingteasingAlexandrië
Credit linePrefect Orestes wordt door monniken bespot. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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