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Pagan Sacrifice of King Ahaz
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Pagan Sacrifice of King Ahaz

Hans Holbein (II) · 1538 · houtsnede; paper

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

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King Ahaz kneels to the right at a burning altar which he had prepared by the priest Uriah. The king commits idolatry and sacrifices a sheep on the altar. In the margin above the image is the text IIII Regvm XVI [2 Kings 16].

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHeidens offer van koning Achaz. 1538. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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