Caption

The mother of the Maccabees, chapter 7, verse 20, God shows mercy, king, cruel tyrant, executioner, kill, child, reunion, temple, fire, cruelty, Christian religion, Bible, Old Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Date

Feb 22, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK26D17_007

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83.3Mb (12.4Mb) / 15.5in x 20.9in / 4643 x 6269 (300dpi)

Keywords

building sacral building temple history scripture Christianity faith God religion king violence seven child parent mother family flame fire cruelty illustration Christian depiction religious historic holy burn cruel person verse dispatch brutality brutal steel engraving copper engraving engraving pity reunion Old Testament One Parent Bible Notes Historic illustration structure sacred building Religious text belief 7 kid mom representation historical sacred lighted Human being kill violent engraved image mercy Historical illustration construction religious building St. People buildings temples scriptures Gods religions kings children parents mothers families flames fires cruelties illustrations depictions burning persons verses brutalities steel engravings copper engravings engravings reunions Historic illustrations Religious texts kids historically human killing Historical illustrations constructions religious buildings temple's lord royal depicting historical image history image history images burns blazing individual individuals mommy's representing humans kills etching