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Mattathias
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Mattathias

Jan de Visscher · 1643 - 1692 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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At the entrance of a temple a fight is taking place. The priest Mattathias, the first leader of the Maccabean revolt, is about to strike a man at an altar with a club. The man being attacked is possibly the Jew who, according to the king's command, wanted to offer a sacrifice on the altar in Modeïn.

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Credit lineMattatias. 1643 - 1692. Jan de Visscher. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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