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Antiochus Sacking the Temple by Johannes Wierix — VisualArtsDB

Antiochus Sacking the Temple

Antiochus Sacking the Temple

Johannes Wierix

1569–1579

Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 22.4 x 30.8 cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/8 in.) plate: 20.3 x 29 cm (8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Netherlandish

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