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Copper Monday with a Lepers' Procession in Amsterdam, 1604

Simon Fokke · 1769 · etching; engraving; paper

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The annual procession of the guilds on Copper Monday (the first Monday after Epiphany) in Amsterdam, 1604. Procession and festivities on the Dam of the guilds where the lepers are allowed into the city and where money was collected for the lepers. In 1604, Copper Monday was celebrated for the last time in Amsterdam. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Guilds.

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print 'blue Monday'leper's procession Dam (Amsterdam)Amsterdam Koppermaandag

Credit lineKoppermaandag met leprozenoptocht te Amsterdam, 1604. 1769. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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