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The Pope commands an army
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The Pope commands a powerful army. Contrast regarding possessions. Mirror-image copy of the print by Lucas Cranach in the pamphlet 'Passional Christi und Antichristi' by Martin Luther from 1521, page 607 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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePaus voert het bevel over een leger. c. 1661. Monogrammist GK (prentmaker, 17e eeuw). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
