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Priests fallen to the ground
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Priests fallen to the ground

1717 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Four priests have fallen to the ground and lie among books. Two groups of clergymen observe the scene. One of them speaks to the priests. The representation is decorated with an ornamental frame crowned by a Medusa head. At the bottom an open songbook and various attributes of a bishop.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printbookfallingGorgoneion, head of Medusaclergy in general
Credit linePriesters op de grond gevallen. 1717. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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