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Monk with a scourge and an aspergillum
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Monk with a scourge and an aspergillum

Jacob Gole · 1724 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Fat monk on bare feet, a cross banner and a scourge in his right hand, an aspergillum in his left hand. Hanging from his rosary is a death's head. The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the abuses of the Catholic clergy.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintfat (human type)aspergillummonk(s), friar(s)
Credit lineMonnik met gesel en wijwaterkwast. 1724. Jacob Gole. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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