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Burning of an innocent woman
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Burning of an innocent woman

Jan Luyken · 1701 · etching; paper

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

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A woman is burned as a heretic because she did not respond to the advances of a cleric. The executioner lights the pyre with a torch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printFalsely accused Innocencepyre
Credit lineVerbranding van een onschuldige vrouw. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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