Monnik met een mes Possibly 1670 - 1724

"Monnik met een mes" (Monk with a Knife) is an etching by Dutch artist Jacob Gole, dating from between 1670 and 1724. The etching, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a monk with a distressed expression, holding a knife and a book with the inscription "Le Sainct Office". The inscription and the monk's fearful expression are likely a commentary on the powerful influence of the Catholic Inquisition in 17th-century Europe.