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Iconoclasm in the Church of Our Lady in Antwerp, 1566
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Iconoclasm in the Church of Our Lady in Antwerp, 1566

Frans Hogenberg · 1566 - 1570 · etching; paper

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

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Iconoclasm, 20 August 1566. View inside the Church of Our Lady in Antwerp where men are pulling down statues of saints, breaking windows and destroying paintings. Soldiers look on; on the right looting and theft are taking place. With inscription of 8 lines in German. Numbered: 3.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladiconoclasmBeeldenstorm (1566)
Credit lineBeeldenstorm in de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk van Antwerpen, 1566. 1566 - 1570. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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