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Four Regents and the ‘House Father’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum
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The men wearing hats are the regents, or buitenvaders, of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum, which cared for people suffering from leprosy and other ailments. The bare-headed man at left is the binnenvader, or house father, charged with the daily running of the asylum. The relief behind the group illustrates an appropriate biblical scene: dogs licking the sores of Lazarus, a beggar afflicted with leprosy.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFour Regents and the ‘House Father’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum. 1624. Werner van den Valckert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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