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Grotesque Satire on the Roman Church (center plate)
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Grotesque Satire on the Roman Church (center plate)

Robert de Baudous · 1605 · engraving; paper

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

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Grotesque and extensive satirical print on the Roman Catholic Church, ca. 1560. Middle panel of a triptych. View between three columns in the interior of a Catholic church where various grotesque and deformed people and monsters perform and attend Catholic ceremonies. On the left, money is made through the trade in various types of indulgences and a priest before an altar hung with ex-votos. On the right, some of the seven sacraments. In the foreground a procession. With a caption of 3 columns of 3 lines each in Latin. The legend for the numbers in the representation is missing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGroteske spotprent op de Roomse kerk (middenplaat). 1605. Robert de Baudous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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