Mattatias kills a Jew and an envoy of the king History of the Maccabees (series title) Historia Iudae Machabei (...) (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru [m] veteris testame [ n] ti, elega [n] tissueimis imaginibus expressu [m] excelle [n] tissueimoru [m] in hac arte viroru [m] opera: now [n] c primu [m] in luce [m] editus (series title), Mattatias kills a Jew who, in accordance with the king's order, wanted to make a sacrifice on the altar in Modein and the king's envoy. In this way he demonstrated his dedication to the law of God. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Makk. 2:14. Print is part of an album, Mattathias kills a Jew, who wanted to offer sacrifices to pagan gods, and pulls down the altar in Modin (1 Maccabees 2: 23-26), Johannes Wierix (mentioned on object), Antwerp, c. 1574 and/or 1579, paper, engraving, h 202 mm × w 285 mm
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