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Pope Sixtus III
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Pope Sixtus III

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 nimbus around his head indicates that the pope has been declared a saint. The image is part of the sequence of popes in the Liber Chronicarum. The handwritten text identifies the man as Sixtus III. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaus Sixtus III. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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