A portrait print titled "Portrait of Menno Simons," an engraving and etching by Jan van de Velde II, 1613 to 1641, of the Frisian priest who broke with Rome in 1536 over infant baptism and the Mass, and whose followers were already being called Mennists by the 1540s. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 34.84.5.
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Physical Form
MediumEngraving and etching, Jan van de Velde II, 1613 to 1641, Metropolitan Museum of Art 34.84.5 1 Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Portrait of Menno Simons, accession 34.84.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this print names the subject outright, a portrait of the priest whose break with Rome over baptism gave the Mennonite movement its name.
Source Portrait of Menno Simons, accession 34.84.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Portrait of Menno Simons, accession 34.84.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 34.84.5
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A portrait print titled "Portrait of Menno Simons," an engraving and etching by Jan van de Velde II, 1613 to 1641, of the Frisian priest who broke with Rome in 1536 over infant baptism and the Mass, and whose followers were already being called Mennists by the 1540s.
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