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Catholic baptism by a priest / Catholic baptism by a midwife
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Sheet with two depictions of a Roman Catholic baptism. Top: In a church, a priest baptizes a baby at the font. Bottom: Nursery with a woman in a four-poster bed. On the left, the midwife baptizes the newborn baby because the child is in danger of dying and there is no time to wait for the priest. In the foreground, a maid with a brazier, to the right of it a chamber pot.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKatholieke doop door een priester / Katholieke doop door een vroedvrouw. 1722 - 1727. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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