Mattathias kills a Jew and an envoy of the king, History of the Maccabees (series title), Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti (...) (series title), Mattathias kills a Jew who wanted to make a sacrifice according to the king's command on the altar in Modein and the king's envoy. In this way he showed his devotion to the law of God. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Macc. 2., print, print maker: Johannes Wierix, after design by: Gerard van Groeningen, publisher: Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1579, paper, engraving, height, 204 mm × width, 292 mm

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