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Procession of Lepers on Copper Monday in Amsterdam, 1604

anonymous · 1792 · 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 of the guilds on the Dam where the lepers are allowed into the city and money is collected for them. In 1604 Copper Monday was celebrated for the last time in Amsterdam. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Poverty and Charity.

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print boekillustratie 'blue Monday'public welfare leper's procession Dam (Amsterdam)Waag op de Dam

Credit lineLeprozenoptocht op Koppermaandag te Amsterdam, 1604. 1792. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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