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Ascension of Christ and the election of Matthias
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the background the Ascension of Christ on the Mount of Olives. In the foreground the apostles return to Jerusalem. The holy Peter chooses Matthias as the 12th apostle. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a 34-part series with the subject the Acts of the Apostles.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHemelvaart van Christus en verkiezing van Mattias. 1575 - 1582. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
