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Ignatius in Manresa
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Ignatius in Manresa

Adriaen Collaert · 1610 · engraving; paper

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

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Four scenes from the life of Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatius stays for a time in Manresa. Centrally Ignatius of Loyola who is struck down by high fever. He is cared for by his followers. On the left, Loyola in the hospital, where he asked for alms together with beggars. On the right, Loyola prays before a crucifix and the vision of a snake. This snake turns out to be a false vision of the devil. Bottom right, Loyola receives a vision of God on the bank of a river. The print has Latin inscriptions with references to the scenes in the print. The print is part of a fifteen-part series on the life of Ignatius of Loyola.

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Credit lineIgnatius in Manresa. 1610. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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