Joab thrusts his lance into the chest of Absalom, who is still alive hanging from the tree in which he has become entangled with his hair. Below the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Sam. 18. Death of Absalom History of David and Absalom Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti , print maker: Johannes Wierix, Maerten de Vos, publisher: Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1585, paper, engraving, h 198 mm × w 259 mm

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