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Ballot paper for electing a pope / Cardinal's cell

1723 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with two depictions of objects used during a conclave. Top: The front and back of a ballot to elect a cardinal as pope. Bottom: The skeleton and covering of a cardinal's cell. Each participating cardinal receives his own cell as sleeping quarters for the duration of the conclave, adjacent to the meeting hall.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie voting, election

Credit lineStembiljet om een paus te kiezen / Kardinaalscel. 1723. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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