Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plénières), A monumental staircase, flanked by buildings, chapels carved from the rock, and an aqueduct leading to a church. At left a procession of hooded penitents carrying a religious statue, priests and other clergymen climb the stairs. In the right foreground is a stable with donkeys, cows, goats and pigs. In the centre is a column with a cross and inscription. A horse rolls on the ground in front of it.


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Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
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