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Portrait of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino
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Portrait of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino

Francesco Villamena · 1604 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino seated at a writing desk. In the foreground lie books, and on the table stands an image of the Annunciation. On the wall hangs a portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and the window on the left offers a view of Il Gesù and the Column of Trajan in Rome. Five lines of Latin text in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van kardinaal Roberto Bellarmino. 1604. Francesco Villamena. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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