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The Armenian Cap
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The Armenian Cap

Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) · 1620 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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The Arminian Cap. Satirical print on the conversion of Petrus Bertius, Remonstrant professor at the University of Leiden, to the Roman faith, 20 June 1620. Bertius kneeling receives a fool's cap from a jester and a monk with donkey ears. On the left a peddler with books and prints, on the right Bertius receives the sacrament from a priest. Below the image a long verse in three columns with a dialogue between two peasants.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineT' Arminiaens Kapproen. 1620. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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