Anti-Roman cartoon on the election of a pope, possibly ca. 1758. Anti-Roman cartoon in which the election of a cardinal to pope is made ridiculous, the presentation may refer to the appointment of Pope Clemens XIII in 1758. Central is a cardinal receiving a cardinal Fortuna papal tiara. The naked Fortuna standing on a sphere surrounded by allegorical figures including: abundance, fame, war, blind frenzy, stupidity, pride, envy, love and lust. Totally left the expelled religion accompanied by an angel and child with lamb and bible sitting in the light of the sungoing eye. In the background righ
Anti-Roman cartoon on the election of a pope, possibly ca. 1758. Anti-Roman cartoon in which the election of a cardinal to pope is made ridiculous, the presentation may refer to the appointment of Pope Clemens XIII in 1758. Central is a cardinal receiving a cardinal Fortuna papal tiara. The naked Fortuna standing on a sphere surrounded by allegorical figures including: abundance, fame, war, blind frenzy, stupidity, pride, envy, love and lust. Totally left the expelled religion accompanied by an angel and child with lamb and bible sitting in the light of the sungoing eye. In the background right a temple in Rome where a wolf or fox is sitting on the throne as pope surrounded by monsters. In the foreground on the right a bishop with a misunderstander at a coffin with Roman parafernalia and samples from hell.
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