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Mattathias Killing a Jew Who Wanted to Offer Sacrifices to Pagan Gods

In Biblij cžeská, Prague: Jiří Melantrich (printer), Bartoloměj Netolický (publisher), 1549 (Prague, NK ČR), fol. Iii4r

fol. Iii4r (96 of 144 in-Urus figures)
fol. Iii3r
fol. Iii6r
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  • Prague production place : 1549
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Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), Mattathias Killing a Jew Who Wanted to Offer Sacrifices to Pagan Gods (Lufft; Severin; Szarfenberger) Part of Set of Bible illustrations (Lufft; Severin; Melantrich; Walther; Szarfenberger; Siebeneicher; Drukarnia Akademicka; Schedel) ◼

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Mattathias killing a Jew who wanted to offer sacrifices to pagan gods (Bible, 1 Maccabees 2:23-26)

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I Maccabees (Bible)

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Created by

  • Adam Perzyński (2022-09-30 16:48)

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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 21:44)