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Crypt of the nativity church of Bethlehem with portraits of four Jerusalem pilgrims. Painter unknown

On both sides of the crypt are kneeling: (left to right) Jan Benningh Gerritsz, schepen of Amsterdam in 1531; the domincan Wouter van Hoogesteyn, Meyndert Willemsz (?) and Jacob Heyn Fransz, a nephew of Jan Benningh Gerritsz.
Painted in 1520
Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht

Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012 | Map

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Roman Nehelennia altar

Nehelennia was a Batavian goddess for fertility, trevellers and sailors. She was worshipped in the southern Netherlands around the birth of Christ and adopted into the Roman pantheon. It probably stood alongside a road.
Now in a museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012 | Map

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