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The Pope on a Pig
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The Pope on a Pig

anonymous · 1680 - 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The Pope Rides a Pig and Holds a Steaming Feces in His Hand. Spectators kneel in adoration on both sides. An inscription of three lines in Dutch within the image. Copy of an originally Lutheran satirical print on the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, ca. 1545.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe paus op een varken. 1680 - 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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