Allegory on the fight against Jansenism, Le Jansénisme foudroyé (title on object), An allegorical representation in a frame of bound laurel leaves. Jansenism, a religious and political movement from the 17th and 18th centuries, has been depicted as a seven-headed dragon that is being fought by ecclesiastical and secular power. The followers seek refuge with the Calvinists, on the far right. The nature of Jansenism has been presented as a money-grubbing devil. At the bottom four cartouches with biblical passages., print, print maker: Albert Flamen, Paris, 1653, paper, etching, engraving, height

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