Grotesque portrait of the new pope, 1670 print Grotesque portrait of the new pope. Head of the Pope in the way of Arcimboldo made up of all kinds of objects related to the Catholic Church. Print produced in response to the election of the new Pope Clemens X in 1670. In the rolling work around the portrait a wolf with a sheep in the mouth, a pig with an incense barrel, a reading donkey with glasses and a goose with and rosary. With caption of 8 lines in Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper engraving Reformation (Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism). pope. animals acting as human beings


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