Jesuits hunting pious believers

The Jesuits hunt the pious believers. German satirical print on the Jesuits, ca. 1615. Landscape in which the lust for power and bloodthirstiness of the Jesuits is emphasized through animal symbolism and small hunting scenes. The Jesuits hunt the pious and virtuous. In the foreground, three Jesuits confer with each other. Bottom right, the Pope and secular princes sit in a cave. In the background, the siege of a coastal city. Satirical print on the Roman Catholic Church.