interior scene with two windows; UL window is scene of Christ having walked away from tomb and two Chinese characters, UR is image of Christ preaching and one Chinese character; man in foreground with five people seated at each side, figures in discussion; three winged figures on each side

Caiaphas and the Council of Elders, plate from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637

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Caiaphas and the Council of Elders, plate from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China
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P.10,511
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interior scene with two windows; UL window is scene of Christ having walked away from tomb and two Chinese characters, UR is image of Christ preaching and one Chinese character; man in foreground with five people seated at each side, figures in discussion; three winged figures on each side