Emperor Frederick kissing the feet of the pope

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1570

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(L of Pope's throne) (bottom) A chained monkey (above it) in recess of throne, a grinning, kneeling fool pointing up to the pope and down to the monkey: the pope is a monkey.\Cuts 24 to 34. The series, printed as an Appendix to Volume I, illustrate ""The proud primacie of Popes.""\TRI: Crown v. Tiara\ Pope = generic type\ Heavy Illustration: woodcut above text on page after page\\ ""Image of Antichrist"" = transhistorical voice of pope(s) in monologue extracted largely out of papal decrees, decretals, etc. = the heap on the light scale at the end.\\ Antecedents:\\ Triumphs\\ Nativity Scenes\Antithesis Christi und Antichristi\Frith

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