Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Groeningen, Gerard van, Wierix, Johannes, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Historia Iudae Machabei, History of the Maccabees, Cleansing of the temple in Jerusalem, Judas Maccabeus orders a number of law-abiding priests to cleanse the sanctuary and to carry the stones that have desecrated the altar to an unclean place. The desecrated altar of burnt offering is taken down. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Macc. 4:36. The print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, height 203 mm, width 285 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1574 - 1574, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1515 - 1599, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher