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Portrait of Jan van Leiden
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Portrait of Jan van Leiden, leader of the Anabaptists in Münster. He holds a scepter in his arm. In his hands he holds a book and a rolled piece of paper. Around his neck he wears a heavy chain with the globe pierced by two swords, the emblem of this self-styled 'King of Münster'. The same emblem is depicted next to his head. Around the print German text in book type.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Jan van Leiden. 1606. Christoffel van Sichem (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
