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Jakob Böhme meets a man in front of the shoemaker's shop
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Jakob Böhme meets a man in front of the shoemaker's shop

Joseph Mulder · 1686 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Jakob Böhme, an apprentice in a shoemaker's shop, has a conversation on the street with a stranger, who predicts a divine future for him. Jakob Böhme became known as a mystic and theosopher. In the margin at the bottom an explanatory text in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJakob Böhme ontmoet een man voor de schoenmakerij. 1686. Joseph Mulder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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