Death of Ananias and Saffira, Anonymous, After Maerten de Vos, 1591 - 1600 print In the front, Ananias's body lies on the ground next to his money pouch. For him, Peter, who had flooded Ananias with words, because he had withheld part of the proceeds from the sale of his possession for the poor, after which Ananias died. Bystanders, including some apostles, watch. In the background, Saffira, Ananias' wife, undergoes the same fate. The bodies are carried away in the distance. At the bottom of the margin a two -way caption in Latin. print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Antwerppublisher: An
Death of Ananias and Saffira, Anonymous, After Maerten de Vos, 1591 - 1600 print In the front, Ananias's body lies on the ground next to his money pouch. For him, Peter, who had flooded Ananias with words, because he had withheld part of the proceeds from the sale of his possession for the poor, after which Ananias died. Bystanders, including some apostles, watch. In the background, Saffira, Ananias' wife, undergoes the same fate. The bodies are carried away in the distance. At the bottom of the margin a two -way caption in Latin. print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Ananias, rebuked by Peter, falls down and dies between his gifts. Peter questioning Sapphira, who then dies too
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