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  • Saint Francis of Assisi given permission by Pope Innocent III to preach to the people. Engraving, 16--.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the Pope. Lithograph by F. Hasler after H. Hess.
  • The pope takes possession of his office: the procession to St. John Lateran. Etching by B. Picart, 1722.
  • The tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's Basilica, Rome. Pen and ink drawing after G.L. Bernini.
  • A triumphal procession: the devil leads the Pope as his captive towards hell. Engraving attributed to F. Barlow, 1680.
  • The inauguration of the Vatican Library by Pope Sixtus IV: Platina (kneeling) is appointed librarian. Chromolithograph after Melozzo da Forli.
  • An ideal mourning head for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. Engraving by P. Fontana after F. Cecchi after A. Canova.
  • The Institut National des Aveugles-nés, Paris: interior during the visit of Pope Pius VII. Aquatint with etching by Marlé, 1805.
  • The Institut National des Aveugles-nés, Paris: interior during the visit of Pope Pius VII. Aquatint with etching by Marlé, 1805.
  • The deathbed of Raphael Sanzio: Pope Leo X scatters flowers on his dead body. Engraving by Pauquet after P.-N. Bergeret.
  • Saint Bernard of Clairvaux reconciles the antipope Anacletus II with Pope Innocent II. Engraving by J. Frey, 1743, after C. Maratta.
  • Saint Bernard of Clairvaux reconciles the antipope Anacletus II with Pope Innocent II. Engraving by J. Frey, 1743, after C. Maratta.
  • Saint Gregory the Great: elected pope, he receives obeisance from the cardinals. Engraving by S.C. Miger, 1770, after C. van Loo.
  • Saint Rose of Viterbo: Pope Pius VI kisses the hand of her uncorrupted body, 1798. Engraving by P. Bonato after L. Scotti.
  • Dance of death: death and the pope. Etching and letterpress attributed to J.-A. Chovin, 17--, after the Basel dance of death.
  • The Institut National des Sourds-Muets, Paris: interior during the visit of Pope Pius VII. Aquatint with etching by J.H. Marlet, 1805.
  • The Institut National des Sourds-Muets, Paris: interior during the visit of Pope Pius VII. Aquatint with etching by J.H. Marlet, 1805.
  • Pope Gregory XIII appointing the principal of the Ospedale Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome. Photograph by Ditta Vasari, 19-- (?) after a fresco painting.
  • Napoleon standing next to Pope Pius VII, seated, his right foot resting on a cushion. Engraving by J.H. Robinson, 1848, after D. Wilkie, 1836.
  • Various rites and cermonies for the burial of a pope, including the catafalque during the funeral and the funeral procession. Engraving by B Picart, 1724.
  • Family planning in Cameroon. Colour lithograph by Nyemb Pop for L'Association Béninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille, ca. 2000.
  • The Duke of Wellington kisses the toe of the Pope, while Roobert Peel holds a rosary; representing Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by William Heath, ca 1829.
  • The relic of the Benedictine monastery of Andechs; a host consacrated by Gregory the Great appears above the monastery, sheds its blessing on female representations of four cCatholic German states and sends flashes of lightning against Hunger, Plague and War; on the sides, Pope Gregory the Great (with beard) and an unidentified Pope saint. Engraving by J. and J. Klauber.
  • The restoration of Rome and the Papal Legations by Cardinal Consalvi to Pope Pius VII after the defeat of Napoleon. Engraving by A. Banzo after F. Manno.
  • Cristobal Lozano presents to Pope Alexander VII an engraving of a mountain transformed into a statue of a man. Engraving by F. Spierre after Pietro da Cortona.
  • A servant preventing a messenger from delivering some letters to two weary men seated at a table (Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot). Etching by C. Grignion, ca. 1787, after F. Hayman.
  • The pope reclining forward to kiss the floor with the words in French: 'Fight AIDS: condoms not skull caps'; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • Pope John Paul II frowns and raises a finger on which sits a condom; a safe sex advertisment for Act Up Europe by Denis Rommelaere and Noël Roger. Lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A pope with a model of St Peter's enthroned on clouds, threatening a dragon with a spear; representing the Roman Catholic church fighting againsy heresy. Engraving by C. Grandi after A. Orazi.
  • First Vatican Council, 1869-1870: Pope Pius IX leading his cardinals across a plank of wood placed on the ice, watched by Mr Punch. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1869.