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Islamic galley slaves receiving food
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Islamic galley slaves receiving food

M. Schaep · 1649 · etching; paper

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

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A cook stirs a cauldron and serves food to a group of Muslim galley slaves; the cook himself also belongs to this group. On the ground, several of them are eating. These enslaved men are identifiable as Muslims by their characteristic hairstyle (shaved head except for a tuft of hair), which they were required to wear. On the right, two sailors in conversation with a papasso (moollah and representative of the enslaved Muslims).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineIslamitische galeislaven krijgen eten. 1649. M. Schaep. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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