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Pope Pius I
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Pope Pius I

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

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A flower cup with a pope. He wears a tiara and holds a staff with a double cross in his hands. The halo around his head indicates that this pope has been declared a saint. The depiction is part of the sequence of popes in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Pope Pius I. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaus Pius I. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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