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Victim of possession or witchcraft (no. 2), ca. 1658
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Victim of possession or witchcraft (no. 2), ca. 1658

anonymous · 1657 - 1659 · engraving; paper

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Interior with a person suffering from a form of epilepsy or madness, interpreted as possession or witchcraft. A woman falls convulsing from her chair onto the floor. Numbered: 2.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpossession (by demons)
Credit lineSlachtoffer van bezetenheid of tovenarij (nr. 2), ca. 1658. 1657 - 1659. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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