Excommunication and Absolution
A woodcut depicting the rite of excommunication. The bishop sits surrounded by twelve priests in a public place, each with a lit candle in his hand, as he pronounces the anathema against the one to be excommunicated, after which all strike out their candles against the ground. The scene is flanked by ornamental scroll work featuring cherubs. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
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Primary Repository ID
P_300000078339_P308
System of Record ID
300000078339
Title
Excommunication and Absolution
Date Issued or Published
1582
Description
A woodcut depicting the rite of excommunication. The bishop sits surrounded by twelve priests in a public place, each with a lit candle in his hand, as he pronounces the anathema against the one to be excommunicated, after which all strike out their candles against the ground. The scene is flanked by ornamental scroll work featuring cherubs. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
Publisher
Place of Publication
Venice (Italy)
Contributor
Patrizi Piccolomini, Agostino, approximately 1435-1496
Subject - Topic/Names
Subject - Time Period
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Local Call Number
1582 PATR
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
1582
