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Historical Portraits of Popes

A collection of engraved portraits depicting various historical popes, showcasing detailed attire and solemn expressions in monochromatic tones.

Pope Paulus IV (Giovanni Pietro Carafa)     Date: reigned 1555 - 1559
Pope Paulus IV (Giovanni Pietro Carafa) Date: reigned 1555 - 1559
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Leszek V., Duke of Poland.
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Andreas Burial.
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Phocas (547 - 610) was a native of Thrace, with little known about his early life apart from the name of his mother, Domentia, and the existence of at least two brothers, Comentiolus and Domentziolus. He became a subaltern officer in the Byzantine army in 600, viewed as a strong leader by his fellow soldiers. After Emperor Maurice refused to pay for the ransom of many soldiers who had been taken prisoner by Avars in 598, resulting in their execution, it caused consternation and unrest in the legions. Further bad orders by Maurice in 602 finally led to the army revolting and marching against the capital of Constantinople, with Phocas at its head. Maurice abdicated and fled, and Phocas was declared emperor. One of Phocas' first acts was to order the execution of Maurice and six of his sons. The traditional borders of the Byzantine Empire began to collapse under Phocas' rule, with attacks from all sides. In 608, the Exarch of Africa and his son, both named Heraclius, led a revolt against
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Mohammed .
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St Francis de Sales, by Thorens-Glieres, Lyons (1567-1622), 17th century painting on copper. Monastery of the Visitation, Paris, France.
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Germans .
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Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Bonifacio III (-607), Papa de de la iglesia católica en 607. Grabado de 1866.
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DETALLE DEL ROSTRO DE SAN PEDRO - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60 -. APOSTLE PETER.
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Kaplan Pascha .
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Kaplan Pascha .
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. Bust of the Apostle Mattias, a sloped book and a halberd for him. He stops his left hand against his chest. In the margin a caption in Latin. Print from a series with Christ and the Apostles.
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. Portrait of the Baptist Dirk Philips. In the context, a four-line predicted position in Dutch.
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John VIII (Giovanni VIII), pope from 872 to 882. Rome, St. Paul basilica. Location: BASILICA DE SAN PABLO. Rome. ITALIA. JUAN VIII PAPA. PAPA JUAN VIII.
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Portrait of John Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe or Wickliffe, Doctor evangelicus, 1330 - 1384, an English philosopher, theologian and church reformer
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