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Pope blessing monks and nuns
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Pope, crowned with a tiara, sits on a throne with a cross-staff in his hand. He blesses the monks and nuns who kneel before him. Book illustration in a rectangular frame with fine ornaments. The print is printed with multiple woodblocks. At the top of the sheet stands the half-title of the publication: und Antichristi, at the bottom stands the word Antichristus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePaus zegent monniken en nonnen. 1521 - 1522. Lucas Cranach (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
