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Man Kneeling Before a Bible While an Angel Drives Away the Devil
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Man Kneeling Before a Bible While an Angel Drives Away the Devil

Jan Luyken · 1700 · etching; paper

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

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A man reads kneeling a Bible on a lectern. Light shines down from heaven upon him. An angel drives away the devil who attempts to enter the room. Behind the man a globe, an hourglass and broken chains.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiedevil(s) and demons'Vanitas' symbolsangels
Credit lineMan knielt voor een bijbel terwijl een engel de duivel verjaagt. 1700. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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