Portrait of Jan van Leiden, leader of the Anabaptists in Münster. He holds a sceptre in his arm. In his hands he is holding a book and a rolled up piece of paper. Around his neck he wears a heavy chain with the globe of the world pierced by two swords, the emblem of this self-proclaimed 'king of Münster'. The same emblem is depicted next to his head. Around the print Dutch text in book print, Portrait of Jan van Leiden Waerachtighe afbeeldinghe des Conincks by Munster ghenaemt Jan Beuckels (...) / Johan Beuckels von Leyden, Roy des Anabaptiste dens Münster and Westphalen. 1533., print maker

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