Donation of Constantine
Raphael, 1483-1520
An engraving which depicts Emperor Constantine, Pope Sylvester I and the apocryphal “Donation of Constantine,” which gave the pope control of the imperial palace in Rome along with all the regions of the Western Empire, while Constantine will locate his government in the East. The document is likely an 8th century Carolingian invention, and it supports the idea that the papacy should hold some secular as well as sacred authority. The engraving includes the inscription: "Seleucus filio ob adulterium utriusq oculi poena damnato Populi precib[us]- ita consensit ut sibi unus filio alter oculus erueretur."
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Primary Repository ID
P_300000215192_P037
System of Record ID
300000215192
Title
Donation of Constantine
Date Issued or Published
1600 – 1699
Description
An engraving which depicts Emperor Constantine, Pope Sylvester I and the apocryphal “Donation of Constantine,” which gave the pope control of the imperial palace in Rome along with all the regions of the Western Empire, while Constantine will locate his government in the East. The document is likely an 8th century Carolingian invention, and it supports the idea that the papacy should hold some secular as well as sacred authority. The engraving includes the inscription: "Seleucus filio ob adulterium utriusq oculi poena damnato Populi precib[us]- ita consensit ut sibi unus filio alter oculus erueretur."
Creator
Place of Publication
Rome (Italy)
Contributor
Bartoli, Pietro Santi, 1635-1700
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691
Le Rouge, Jacques, active 1473-1490
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Subject - Time Period
Extent/Dimensions
1 image
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Local Call Number
16-- RAPH
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
Sort Date
1600
