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Anonymous, Netherlandish, 15th century

Moses Receiving the Law, illustration from a Biblia Pauperum blockbook, 4th edition

ca. 1465
Woodcut printed in brown ink, with hand-coloring
13.6 × 6.6 cm (5.4 × 2.6 in)

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