Biblia Sacra - Illustration

General

Title	anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar, when the people complain again about the food, God sends poisonous snakes; many die of snake-bites ~ book of Numbers
Type	Illustration
Sizes	117x192
Material	Woodcut
Colour	Black
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra	1478
Iconclass	71E3243,71E3241
Iconclass description	anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar, when the people complain again about the food, God sends poisonous snakes; many die of snake-bites ~ book of Numbers
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