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Priest leads a funeral service and celebrates the eucharist
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Priest leads a funeral service and celebrates the eucharist

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert · 1590 - 1633 · engraving; paper

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

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A priest leads a funeral service and speaks the Eucharist. In the background, an angel rescues a soul from purgatory. Two verses in Latin and Dutch appear below the image, describing the blessing the host brings to the living and the dead.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiefunerary ceremonial
Credit linePriester leidt een begrafenis dienst en spreekt eucharistie uit. 1590 - 1633. Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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