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Victim of possession or witchcraft (no. 1), ca. 1658
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Victim of possession or witchcraft (no. 1), ca. 1658

anonymous · 1657 - 1659 · engraving; paper

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

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Interior with a person suffering from a form of epilepsy or madness, interpreted as possession or witchcraft. A woman lies convulsing on the floor. In this case it concerns alleged witchcraft against a woman named Dirkje Gerrits in Haarlem, 1617. Numbered: 1.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printDirkje Gerritspossession (by demons)Haarlem
Credit lineSlachtoffer van bezetenheid of tovenarij (nr. 1), ca. 1658. 1657 - 1659. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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