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Historic Portraits of Popes

A collection of historic portraits featuring various Popes in traditional attire, showcasing detailed engravings with a formal and solemn mood.

Gregory XIV (11 February 1535 to 16 October 1591), Niccolo Sfondrati, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1590 to 1591, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
Gregory XIV (11 February 1535 to 16 October 1591), Niccolo Sfondrati, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1590 to 1591, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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Saint Margareta of Cortona with dog; S. Margareta.
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Guido of Arezzo (991/992-after 1033), Benedictine monk credited with the invention of staff notation for music which replaced neumatic notation. Also devised the Guidonian Hand to aid sight singing. Engraving.
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Theobald, Zacharias .
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Avicenna .
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. Portrait of priest and physician Antonius Schellingwou.
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Portrait of the Priest Thomas Debbaut. Portrait of Thomas Debbaut, priest in Amsterdam, in a study room. He has laid his right hand on a skull. In the margin the name of the person portrayed and a six-line predicted position in Dutch.
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Ceremonial clothing of an English bishop, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1662 print paper etching nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood. clothes for special purposes. archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)
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. Portrait of the Amsterdam priest and theologian Leonard Marius van der Goes.
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VULIANIUS, goodness.
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Portrait of Christiaan II Saxony of Saxony; ChristianVS II DG DVX (...) BVRGGRA: Magdebvrgensis etc .. Portrait of Christiaan II Saxony with Motto Initium sapientiae Timor Domini.
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ALBERTUS GRAVERUS German churchman and theologian Date: 1575 - 1617
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Richard Hooker 1554 to 1600, Anglican priest and influential theologian. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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Portrait of Greek Catholic Archimandriet Athanasius Dorostamus from Constantinople, François Van Bleyswijck, 1681 - 1746 print Leiden paper etching
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Melchior Cardinal Khlesl, also Klesl and Klesel, 19 February 1552, 18 September 1630, was Bishop of Vienna from 1598 to 1630, Bishop of Wiener Neustad...
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GEORGE HAKEWILL Protestant divine and scholar, chaplain to young Charles I but fell out of favour when he opposed the Spanish Marriage of C to Henrietta Maria Date: 1578 - 1649
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Portrait of an Augustinian Monk, bust length. Attr. to Francisco de Herrera el Viejo (1622-85). Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 45.5cm.
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Saint Vincent-de-Paul (1576-1660), founder of the girls of charity and the congregation of the priests of the mission, known as Lazarists ". Wood oil. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 35920-19 Congregation, ecclesiastics, girls of charity, founder, wood on wood, Lazarist, priest mission, portrait, saint
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A NORWEGIAN PASTOR
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Portrait of Augustyn Alsten Bloemaert, Jonas Suyderhoef, After Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, 1623 - 1686 print Portrait of pastor Augustyn Alsten Bloemaert with a pen in hand, seated at the table with books, ink pot and crucifix. At the bottom of the margin two four -line verses in Dutch. paper engraving organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general
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Roger Bacon c.1214-1294 English philosopher and Fransican friar From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's
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Benedicta of Braga, blessed.
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Heyden, Christian.
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Juan de Mariana, also known as Father Mariana (1536-1624). Spanish Jesuit theologian and historian. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.
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Morocz by Bekethfalva, Wolfgang.
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Boniface V, Pope of the Catholic Church. Artist: Unknown
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Claes Wiggers Cousebant Vigerius, 1556, 1628, Priest in Haarlem, Holland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld, 25 February 1591, 7 August 1635, was a German Jesuit. He became famous as a critic of the witch trials, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown
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Bethlen of Iktar, Gabriel.
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Abraham a Sancta Clara.
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Kircher, Athanasius Stecher: Schmidt, Johann Friedrich
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Historic print, portrait of Friedrich Spee, 1591 - 1635, a German Jesuit, moral theologian, poet, writer and witch theorist, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887
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Priests, Mattia.
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Stefan Bathori who is known for having exchanged the throne of Transylvania for Poland.
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Morocz by Bekethfalva, Wolfgang.
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Seghers, Daniel .
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'John Knox (c1514-1572) Scottish Calvinist clergyman, a leader of the Protestant Reformation. Chromolithograph.'
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Portrait of Aldert Volckersz. at the age of 76; Aldert Volckersz. Servant Iesu Christi in Syn Municipality to Amsterdam. Portrait of Baptist Pastor Aldert Volckersz. Halvenes. Sitting with Bible. In the margin under a Dutch verse.
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Portrait of Aldert Volckersz. at the age of 76 Aldert Volckersz. servant Iesu Christi in syn congregation to Amsterdam (title on object), Portrait of Mennonite Pastor Aldert Volckersz., sitting half-way with Bible. In the margin under a Dutch verse., Cornelis van Dalen (I) (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1645 - 1665, paper, engraving, h 178 mm × w 122 mm
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Monnik with a whistle, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print A monk with a flute in his hood. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. flute, aulos, tibia. monk(s), friar(s)
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Portrait of Jerzy Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms (1571-1625), provincial superior in the Jesuit Order. unknown, painter
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Portrait of Thomas à Kempis, Adolf van der Laan, 1694 - 1755 print Portrait bust to the left of the priest Thomas à Kempis, with a headgear and a stored book in his hands. Around a ornamental list, under the portrait the name of the portrayed and a four -line Dutch verse. paper etching / engraving
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Rabbi Solomon Hirschell (12 February 1762, London - 31 October 1842, London) was the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, 1802-42. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders
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Baptist, Giuseppe.
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Portrait of the Baptist Pastor Joost Hendriksz., Jan Caspar Philips, 1736 - 1743 print Portrait of the Baptist pastor Joost Hendriksz. A four -line praise in Dutch in the box. Amsterdam paper engraving
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John Lightfoot 1602 to 1675, English clergyman and rabbi. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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Paulus Gerhardt (1607-1676), theologian and poet of church songs
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Monk with a flute; Le flutcheur; Caricatures on the French clergy under Louis XIV, (b); Running the La Moral Chrétienne Par les Désordress du Monachism. A monk with a flute in his hood. The print is part of a series of caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV.
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Abraham A Sancta Clara Stecher: Fleischmann, Friedrich (1791) Publisher: Schumann, Gebr.verlagsort: Zwickau
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Wilhelmus Crone, 2 August 1729, 15 September 1784, was a priest and abbot of Marienfeld Monastery, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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Monnik with a pipe and a flag, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print Monk with in his hood a flag on which the text "Le superior de la Cave". A pipe on his chest. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. pipe ~ tobacco. monk(s), friar(s)
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Happy Bhenanus 1551/1700
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Bethlen of Iktar, Gabriel.
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PortraT van Thomas Ittig, Christian Romstet, After Christoph Schütz, 1665 - 1721 print paper engraving historical persons. theologian. book. crucifix ~ personal devotion
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Miguel Servet Conesa (1511-1553), Spanish theologian and scientist. Engraving, 1866.
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Ulrich Zwingli (1481-1531) Swiss Reformation divine. Chaplain to Swiss forces during Second War of Kappel when he was killed in battle. Copperplate engraving by Konrad Meyer (1618-89) from series of 90 portraits of fellow citizens of Zurich.
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Hartmann, Eucharius.
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Eighteen Scenes from the Life of Christ by an unknown Master, Netherlandish (active around 1435 in Gelderland), circa 1435. Oil on canvas on panel. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. It depicts eighteen scenes from the life of Christ and is themed around the salvation of mankind through the death and resurrection of Gods son. It begins at top left with the Annunciation and the Nativity and finishes at bottom right with the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.
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Hartmann, Eucharius.
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JAN BEUCKELSON or BOCKELSON also known as JAN VAN LEIDEN Dutch religious leader (Anabaptist) Date: 1509 - 1536
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Thomas Cranmer 1489-1556, First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, 1533-56, From the book Lodges British Portraits, published 1823, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Yaropolk II Vladimirovich (1082 ñ 1139), Prince of Pereyaslav (1114ñ1132), Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev (1132ñ1139)