Worship of the Golden Calf — History & Facts
This biblical narrative, showing the Israelites who were disloyal to God by worshipping the golden statue of a calf, was set by Lucas van Leyden in a continuous landscape. The triptych warns against faithlessness and debauchery. The choice of this rare subject is perhaps connected to the rise of Protestantism, with its strong aversion to the Roman Catholic veneration of religious images.
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Het eerste verbod
Lucas van Leyden
Adam en Eva na de verdrijving uit het paradijs
Lucas van Leyden
De kruisiging
Lucas van Leyden
Kruisdraging
Lucas van Leyden
De vrouw van Potifar beschuldigt Jozef
Lucas van Leyden
De stigmatisatie van de heilige Franciscus
Lucas van Leyden
De zondeval
Lucas van Leyden
De grote Ecce Homo
Lucas van Leyden
Maria met kind
Lucas van Leyden
Doornenkroning
Lucas van Leyden
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The Descent from the Cross
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