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The Capture of King Zedekiah
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The Capture of King Zedekiah

Antonie Wierix (II) · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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As King Zedekiah flees the city at night in the direction of the Jordan Valley, he is captured by the Chaldean army on the plain of Jericho. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Jeremiah 39.

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Credit lineGevangenneming van koning Sedekia. 1585. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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