The Sack of Rome, 1527.

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Detail of the painting The Sack of Rome, 1527. The troops of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, attacked Rome in protest at not being paid their wages. Pope Clemment VII was able to escape to the safety of Castel Sant'Angelo.

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