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Corpse of Saint Idesbald, 1625
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Corpse of Saint Idesbald, 1625

1714 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

The miraculously undecayed body of the Blessed Idesbald Van der Gracht (Ter Duinen), buried in 1167 and found in 1625 (or November 13, 1623) in the abbey of Our Lady Ten Duinen in Koksijde, and displayed in the abbey farm Ten Bogaerde. Around the body on a state bed, a group of onlookers has gathered, including Isabella Clara Eugenia and Ambrogio Spinola. In the margin, a four-line inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOpgebaarde onverteerde lichaam van de H. Idesbald, 1625. 1714. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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