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Beggars making music
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the period in which this series originated 'kreupel' was a generic word to describe a physical impairment of the lower body. This series is social satire. Two beggars, one with castanets in the hands and the other with a hurdy-gurdy. The left one has a begging bowl hanging from his belt and a bandage around his leg. Numbered: 9.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMusicerende bedelaars. 1577. Cornelis Massijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.