Book Title: Het Nieuwe Testament ons salichmaeckers Iesv Christi, mitsgaders d'epistelen : wt het Oude Testament, soo die door 't jaer in den dienst der h. kercke ghelesen worden. / Oversien ende verbetert na den laetsten Roomschen text, door den eerw. H. Henricus van den Leemputte, Licentiaet in de h. Godheyt. Verciert met veel schoone figueren, gesneden door Christoffel van Sichem, voor P.I.P.

Author: Leemputte, Henricus van den, 1588-1657

Image Title: Arrest of Jesus

Scripture Reference:

• Mark 14 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Judas comes with an armed crowd to arrest Jesus and signals Jesus’ identity with a kiss. In the foreground, Peter strikes Malchus, the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear. In the background, a man runs off without his cloak. Includes the monogram of the woodcutter, Christoffel van Sichem II (1577-1658); his son, Christoffel van Sichem III (1618-1659), may have collaborated with him on these images. The image also includes the engraver's initials (HG) in the bottom right corner.

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