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Saint Nicholas Surrounded by Popes
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Saint Nicholas Surrounded by Popes

anonymous · 1638 · engraving; paper

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

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Saint Nicholas as bishop with his staff in his left hand and a book with three golden balls on it in his right hand. To his left and right stand four popes. Above Nicholas the enthroned Mary with Child, flanked by two angels and four popes. Latin text in two columns in the lower margin.

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Credit lineDe heilige Nicolaas omgeven door pausen. 1638. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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