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Allegorical representation in honor of the Jesuit missionaries
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Allegorical representation in honor of the Jesuit missionaries

Claude Mellan · 1608 - 1688 · engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical representation in honor of the Jesuit missionaries with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier in a tholos holding the burning heart in their hands. Outside the tholos stand personifications of the four continents.

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Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling ter ere van de Jezuïeten zendelingen. 1608 - 1688. Claude Mellan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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