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Portrait of Pope Paul V
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Pope Paul V on a throne under a baldachin. In his left hand he holds a cross staff and with his right hand he makes a blessing gesture. Next to him his coat of arms. At his feet lie two snakes and sit two doves. On the left in the foreground lies the she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. In the background the festive entry of Pope Paul V. Bottom left a Bible quote from Matt. 10 in Latin. In the margin an eight-line panegyric, in four columns, in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van paus Paulus V. 1611 - 1614. Crispijn van de Passe (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
