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Christ on the Donkey, the Pope on Horseback
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Christ on the Donkey, the Pope on Horseback

anonymous · 1753 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Christ on the donkey, the Pope on horseback. Comparison between the humility of Christ and the pride of the Pope. With inscription in the plate of 2 columns of 5 and 4 lines each, and separate text on a sheet with 50 numbered differences between Christ and the Pope in Dutch. Satire on the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, using an original 16th-century visual motif.

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Credit lineChristus op de ezel, de paus te paard. 1753. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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