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Nicolaus van Aelst|Antonio Tempesta

Plate 11: Joshua Ordering the Sun to Stand Still, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament'

ca. 1590–ca. 1610
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20.2 × 28 cm (8 × 11 in)

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