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Angelus Merula Dies at the Stake, 1557
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Angelus Merula Dies at the Stake, 1557

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1783 · etching; paper

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

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The Reformer Angelus Merula (Engel Willemsz. de Merle or van Merlen), active on the island of Voorne, in Brielle and Heenvliet. After imprisonment in Bergen in Hainaut, he was sentenced to death but died just before he was to be burned at the stake, 1557.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAngelus Merula sterft voor de brandstapel, 1557. 1783. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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