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The Pope pronounces a curse on the Emperor
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The Pope pronounces excommunication against the Emperor. Contrast on taxes. Mirror-image copy of the print by Lucas Cranach in the pamphlet 'Passional Christi und Antichristi' by Martin Luther from 1521, page 603 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 linePaus spreekt banvloek uit over keizer. c. 1661. Monogrammist GK (prentmaker, 17e eeuw). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
