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Catherine Asks Pope Gregory XI To Return To Rome / Christ Appears To Catherine / Catherine Appears To Scholars
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Catherine Asks Pope Gregory XI To Return To Rome / Christ Appears To Catherine / Catherine Appears To Scholars

Pieter de Jode (I) · 1597 · engraving; paper

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

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From left to right: Catherine and a Dominican at the court of the pope in Avignon. They ask Pope Gregory XI to return to Italy.; During the Eucharist celebration Christ appears as a small boy before Catherine in the church. Instead of the priest Christ offers Catherine the host.; In the temple four scholars work on their sermons. Catherine appears to them, kneeling in a halo. In the margin an explanation of the representations in Latin. Fifth print from a series of twelve with the Life and Miracles of Saint Catherine of Siena.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCatharina vraagt paus Gregorius XI om terug te keren naar Rome / Christus verschijnt aan Catharina / Catharina verschijnt aan geleerden. 1597. Pieter de Jode (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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