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Christ healing a man at the pool of Bethesda
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Christ healing a man at the pool of Bethesda

Johannes Wierix · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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Healing on the Sabbath. Christ heals a man who has been ill for thirty-eight years at the pool of Bethesda (Betzata). A man is being immersed in the pool. Sick and blind people and people with disabilities are sitting around the water. In the sky, an angel is flying. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the biblical text in John 5.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineChristus geneest een man bij het bad van Betesda. 1585. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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