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Saint Ambrose Refuses Theodosius I Entry to the Church
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Saint Ambrose Refuses Theodosius I Entry to the Church

1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Saint Ambrose refuses Emperor Theodosius I entry to the church in Milan because he had thousands of people massacred in the Greek city of Thessaloniki. In the margin, an inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineH. Ambrosius weigert Theodosius I de toegang tot de kerk. 1720. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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