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Burial ceremony among the Germans
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Burial ceremony among the Germans

Joseph Mulder · 1684 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Funeral ceremony among the Germans. Fallen warriors are burned on a large funeral pyre with their horses. To the left a widow commits suicide by hanging.

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printboekillustratiefunerary ceremonialRomeinse periode in Nederland
Credit lineBegrafenisceremonie bij de Germanen. 1684. Joseph Mulder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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