Inwoners van Nazaret verdrijven Christus uit de stad 1629

Christoffel van Sichem II created this woodcut depicting the inhabitants of Nazareth driving Christ out of their city. The most dominant symbol is the cliff: here, it signifies a point of rejection and potential violence. This motif of expulsion from a high place resonates with ancient myths and biblical stories alike, mirroring, for example, the fall from the mountain in pagan traditions. The act of pushing someone off a cliff is not merely physical; it’s a symbolic act of severing ties, rejecting ideas, and enforcing boundaries. This same motif recurs through centuries of art, literature, and even our dreams, each time carrying the weight of primal fears and societal anxieties. The intensity of the scene, captured in the figures' gestures and expressions, reveals the powerful, subconscious forces at play in the collective psyche. This woodcut is not simply a depiction of a biblical event, but a window into the timeless drama of acceptance and rejection, continuously reenacted across human history.