Balaam and the Angel by Maarten van Heemskerck (1554)

Engraving of Balaam on a donkey facing a sword-wielding angel among overgrown Roman ruins, dated 1554.

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This engraving shows the biblical scene of Balaam on a donkey confronted by a luminous angel wielding a sword amid crumbling classical ruins overgrown with vines. Statues in niches and a Latin inscription along the lower margin frame the scene. The print is attributed to Maarten van Heemskerck and dated 1554.

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Date

1554

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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Religion