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Pilate Breaks the Reed
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Pilate Breaks the Reed

Johann Sadeler (I) · 1589 · engraving; paper

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

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A staircase at Pilate's palace. In the foreground, Christ is beaten by soldiers. In the middle ground, Pilate breaks his right staff over his knee. The fourth print of an eight-print series on the Passion of Christ.

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Credit linePilatus breekt het riet. 1589. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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