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Oil painting of classical figures collapsed on grass among columned buildings, a man leading a goat, a cart, and a cloudy blue sky.

The plague of the Philistines at Ashdod. Oil painting by Pieter van Halen, 1661.

A crowded outdoor scene before classical colonnaded buildings, where many figures lie sprawled on the grass, some nude or partly draped, while others tend them and a man in a blue tunic leads a goat. A cart, a distant hilltown and a cloudy blue sky fill the background of this oil painting.

Artist
Halen, Pieter van, 1612-1687.
Date
1661
Medium
Oil paintings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2799 px
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Español: La plaga de los filisteos en Asdod

Una escena concurrida al aire libre frente a edificios clásicos con columnas, donde muchas figuras yacen tendidas sobre la hierba, algunas desnudas o parcialmente cubiertas, mientras otras las atienden y un hombre con túnica azul guía a una cabra. Un carro, un pueblo lejano en una colina y un cielo azul nublado llenan el fondo de esta pintura al óleo.

Português: A praga dos filisteus em Asdode

Uma cena movimentada ao ar livre diante de edifícios clássicos com colunas, onde muitas figuras estão caídas sobre a grama, algumas nuas ou parcialmente cobertas, enquanto outras as assistem e um homem de túnica azul conduz uma cabra. Uma carroça, uma cidade distante em uma colina e um céu azul nublado preenchem o fundo desta pintura a óleo.

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