Eastern Orthodox Christians awaiting the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the day of Easter Eve, Bernard Picart (workshop of), after Bernard Picart, 1730, Sheet with two representations of the Eastern Orthodox ceremonial reception of the Holy Fire on the day of Easter Eve in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Above: Eastern Orthodox Christians walk around the Holy Sepulchre in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, calling for holy fire and clashing with each other. Below: The Patriarch emerges from the Holy Sepulcher with candles burning. The crowd fights to light the candles to this holy fire., print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1730, paper, etching, engraving, h 329 mm × w 216 mm
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