1141x984, 200x172, 2282x1968, 750x647 | Emperor of Germany Three Days at the Pope’s GateWonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy (1685) The woodcut illustrated the Emperor of Germany, King Henry IV, waiting barefoot in the snow for three days along with his wife and son, outside Canossa Castle in italy, to beg the Pope for forgiveness [...] Keywords: popes, bare feet, people, royalty, kings, doors, castles, crowns, boys, battlements, greyscale Places shown: Canossa Castle; Canossa; Reggio Emilia; Italy Added: 2026-06-10 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1775x1533, 232x200, 750x648 | An Owl in the Pope’s CouncilWonderful Prodigies of Judgement and Mercy (1685) The woodcut shows people using sticks to get rid of an owl that had entered a meeting of the pope, the people there taking this as a supernatural event. Pope John the Twenty Third called a Council at [...] Keywords: woodcuts, popes, people, meetings, owls, birds, omens, portents, religion, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2025-02-01 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested |
