Painting of a crowd of partly nude figures sprawled and gathered on the ground before classical columns and a temple, with a man bending over a goat in the foreground.

The Plague of the Philistines at Ashdod

Under a blue sky with billowing clouds, a crowd of partly nude men and women sprawls, slumps, and gathers on the ground before tall marble columns and a temple. A man bends over a goat in the foreground, while figures in a cart and distant walkers add to the scene of distress.

Artist: Halen, Pieter van, 1612-1687.
Date: 1661
Medium: Oil paintings Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2799 px

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