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Lepers' procession on Koppermaandag in Amsterdam, 1604

Simon Fokke · 1769 · etching; paper

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The annual procession of the guilds on Copper Monday (the first Monday after Epiphany) in Amsterdam, 1604. Procession and festivities on the Dam by the guilds, allowing lepers into the city and collecting money for them. In 1604, Copper Monday was celebrated for the last time in Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print historieprent 'blue Monday'leper's procession Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)Dam (Amsterdam)Waag op de Dam

Credit lineKoppermaandag met leprozenoptocht te Amsterdam, 1604. 1769. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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