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Emperor Maximilian I kneels before Christ

1519 · houtsnede; paper

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

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Emperor Maximilian I kneels before Christ, surrounded by Saint George, Maximilian, Barbara, Leopold, Sebastian, Andrew and Mary with the Christ Child. Within the image texts on three scrolls: one at Maximilian's mouth, one at Mary's mouth and one at Christ's mouth. Above and below the image texts in Latin, partly in verse.

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print Maximilian I (Holy Roman Emperor)the apostle Andrew the martyr Sebastian

Credit lineKeizer Maximiliaan I knielt voor Christus. 1519. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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