Arkivism
Mourning Eastern Orthodox Women in Rama / Eastern Orthodox Baptism in the Jordan
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Mourning Eastern Orthodox Women in Rama / Eastern Orthodox Baptism in the Jordan

1730 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with two depictions of customs among Eastern Orthodox Christians in Palestine. Top: Eastern Orthodox women mourn at a cemetery near the place Rama. Bottom: Syriac Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Christians bathe and baptize themselves in the River Jordan.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiemourning customs
Credit lineRouwende oosters-orthodoxe vrouwen in Rama / Oosters-orthodoxe doop in de Jordaan. 1730. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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