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Catholic baptism by a priest / Catholic baptism by a midwife
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with two depictions of a Roman Catholic baptism. Above: in a church, a priest baptizes a baby at the font. Below: a lying-in room with a woman in a four-poster bed. On the left, the midwife baptizes the newborn 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, a bedpan.
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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