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Clergy: Popes, Cardinals, Bishops and Priests



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The Garden of Delights, detail right panel, bottom half The tortures of Hell; abandoned musical instruments symbolize punishment for carnal sins. Right foreground a pig with the veil of an abbess stands for the currupt clergy. Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, detail right panel, bottom half The tortures of Hell; ab...

The Haywain. A Flemish proverb says "The World is a haywain from which every man takes what he can". The rich, Emperor and Pope, arrive in grand cavalcade; the poor grab what they can and the clergy have already taken their share. Wood, 135 x 100 cm Inv. 2052
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The Haywain. A Flemish proverb says "The World is a haywain from which every ma...

The temptation of St. Anthony the Great. The head of an abbess sits atop a whorehouse; her hat is a bird-house. Wood, 70 x 115 cm Inv. 2913
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The temptation of St. Anthony the Great. The head of an abbess sits atop a...

Saint Ambrosius and Emperor Theodosius. Ambrosius, 4th century archbishop of Milan, prevents the Emperor from entering the cathedral and orders him to do penance first. (Legenda Aurea). A free copy of Rubens'painting, see 40-05-04/35 Canvas, 149 x 113,2 cm NG 50 Saint Anbrosius December 7th
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Saint Ambrosius and Emperor Theodosius. Ambrosius, 4th century archbishop of M...

Saint Ambrosius and Emperor Theodosius. Ambrosius, 4th century archbishop of Milan, prevents the Emperor from entering the cathedral and orders him to do penance for the murder of the populace of Thessalonica (legenda Aurea). Around 1615. Canvas, 362 x 246 cm Inv.524 Saint Ambrosius December 7th
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Saint Ambrosius and Emperor Theodosius. Ambrosius, 4th century archbishop of M...

Coronation of the Virgin. 1514 Spruce, 117 x 79 cm Inv. 2656
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Coronation of the Virgin. 1514 Spruce, 117 x 79 cm...

Circumcision, one of two panels from an altar. Around 1490. See 40-05-05/45. Oakwood, 90 x 75 cm RF 1972-1
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Circumcision, one of two panels from an altar. Around 1490. See 40-05-0...

The apostle Saint Andrew. Oil on canvas 146.7 x 61 cm Inv. 50.749
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The apostle Saint Andrew. Oil on canvas...

The religious procession in the Province of Kursk. The miraculous icon was carried by the wealthiest landowner. Kursk province was famous for its grandiose religious processions. - Oil on canvas (1880-1883) 175 x 280 cm
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The religious procession in the Province of Kursk. The miraculous icon was...

Evening Prayer.
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Evening Prayer.

The Demon (victory of genius over desctruction). Among the victors: Tsar Alexander II, Emperor Wilhelm I, Pope Gregory IX. Canvas (1878), 447 x 550 cm Inv. 2337
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The Demon (victory of genius over desctruction). Among the victors: Tsar...

The rabbi. A rabbi carrying the Thora-scroll, accompanied by a young boy. Oil on canvas (1960) 118 x 92 cm
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The rabbi. A rabbi carrying the Thora-scroll, accompanied by a young b...