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The Dance around the Golden Calf
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The Dance around the Golden Calf

Lucas van Leyden · c. 1530 · panel; oil paint (paint)

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

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This biblical narrative, showing the Israelites who were disloyal to God by worshipping the golden statue of a calf, was set by Lucas van Leyden in a continuous landscape. The triptych warns against faithlessness and debauchery. The choice of this rare subject is perhaps connected to the rise of Protestantism, with its strong aversion to the Roman Catholic veneration of religious images.

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Credit lineDe dans om het gouden kalf. c. 1530. Lucas van Leyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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