Attributed to Anton MIROU

Attributed to Anton MIROU (1578–c. 1627) The Death of the Children of Bethel Parqueted oak panel 70 x 102 cm Missing sections, damage, and cracks in the panel The Book of Kings recounts that, on the prophet Elisha’s journey to Bethel, several children mocked his baldness. In response, the prophet cursed them in the name of God. To punish them, two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of these children (Book II, Chapter 2, vv. 23–24). The Arras Museum of Fine Arts owns a pain

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H 70 × B 102 cm