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Pope John V
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Pope John V

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

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 depiction is part of the sequence of popes in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Johannes V. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaus Johannes V. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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