'The Lament of Jephthah's Daughter', 1846. Artist: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena

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'The Lament of Jephthah's Daughter', 1846. The Book of Judges describes how Jephthah, after leading the Israelites to victory in battle against the Ammonites, has to sacrifice his daughter as the consequence of making a rash vow. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg.

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