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Mario Chigi Arrives in Rome Where the Plague Rages
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Mario Chigi Arrives in Rome Where the Plague Rages

1657 · etching; paper

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

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Six successive depictions related to the plague in Rome in 1656-1657. Top left, Mario Chigi (the nephew of Pope Alexander VII) arrives at the city gate of Rome. Below each image, explanatory texts with numbers.

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Credit lineMario Chigi arriveert in Rome waar de pest heerst. 1657. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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