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Iconoclastic Fury, 1566

Frans Hogenberg · 1568 - c. 1572 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Iconoclasm, 20 August 1566. View inside a church where men are pulling down statues of saints, breaking windows, and destroying paintings. Soldiers look on; on the right, plundering and looting are taking place. With an inscription of 8 lines in German. Numbered 41 in the lower left. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print albumblad historieprent iconoclasm Antwerp Tachtigjarige Oorlog Beeldenstorm (1566)Reformatie

Credit lineBeeldenstorm, 1566. 1568 - c. 1572. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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