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Consecration of Nuns
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Consecration of Nuns

1722 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with six depictions of the consecration of nuns. Top left: The bishop gives rings to newly consecrated nuns. Top right: The bishop crowns newly consecrated nuns. Middle left: The excommunication is read to newly consecrated nuns. Middle right: The nuns present burning candles to the bishop. Bottom left: The nuns receive communion. Bottom right: The nuns are given their breviaries.

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Credit lineWijden van kloosterzusters. 1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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