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Etching of a crowded battle under a cloudy sky, with light breaking from clouds above, a white banner at right, and a castle on a hill at left.

Scenes from the New Testament: battle beneath a heavenly light

An etching showing a crowded battle on a sloping field beneath a cloudy sky. A shaft of light breaks from clouds above a glowing figure, while a standard-bearer on the right raises a white banner among soldiers. A hilltop castle rises at left, and fallen figures lie in the foreground.

Artist
Jacques Callot
Date
1635
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3151 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1635.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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