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The burned bodies of David and Levina in Ghent, 1554
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The burned bodies of David and Levina in Ghent, 1554

Jan Luyken · 1683 - 1685 · etching; paper

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The burned bodies of David and Levina on stakes in Ghent. An executioner pokes the bodies with a pitchfork; in the background, a laughing monk with a cross.

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Credit lineDe verbrande lijken van David en Levina te Gent, 1554. 1683 - 1685. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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