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Pope Leo I
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Pope Leo 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 Bible and a staff with a double cross in his hands. The nimbus around the pope's head indicates that the man has been declared a saint. The image is part of the sequence of popes in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Leo I. The print is part of an album.

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

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