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Secular princes kneeling before the pope
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Secular princes kneeling before the pope

Samuel van Hoogstraten · 1648 - 1671 · etching; paper

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

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Princes and clergy kneeling before a pope sitting on a throne. In the background a burning oven with people inside. Three persons seem to fly towards the oven. In the smoke cloud coming from the oven three more bodies are visible.

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Credit lineWereldlijke vorsten geknield voor de paus. 1648 - 1671. Samuel van Hoogstraten. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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