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Monument to the Mennonites
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Monument to the Mennonites

Cornelis Brouwer · 1792 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Round temple with a portrait of Menno Simons at the top, between the pilasters a representation of adult baptism among the Mennonites and four representations from the New Testament. With two medallions with representations of a meeting and the communion service. This plate placed by FM in 1536, the year Menno Simons leaves the Catholic church and becomes a preacher among the Anabaptists.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMonument voor de Doopsgezinden. 1792. Cornelis Brouwer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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