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The Pope Asserts His Superiority over the Emperor and Blocks His Way to the City
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The Pope asserts his superiority over the Emperor and blocks his way to the city. Contrast on the use of power. Mirror-image copy of the print by Lucas Cranach in the pamphlet 'Passional Christi und Antichristi' by Martin Luther from 1521, page 599 from a 17th-century edition. The series of thirteen pairs of woodcuts depicts the contrasts between the humility and selflessness of Christ on the one hand, and the pride and greed of the Pope on the other.
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Credit lineDe paus doet zijn superioriteit over de keizer gelden en verspert hem de weg tot de stad. c. 1661. Monogrammist GK (prentmaker, 17e eeuw). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
