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Seated lion on a chest / Globe with tiara
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Seated lion on a chest / Globe with tiara

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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An emblem with two representations. Above a lion sitting on a chest with the papal coat of arms. Below a globe. This is split by a triple cross-staff and a crozier. Above the globe floats a tiara. These are the devices of Pope Pius VI and Urbanus VII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieSixtus VPius VI
Credit lineZittende leeuw op een kist / Wereldbol met tiara. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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