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File:Paus Nicolaas V door Peter Paul Rubens.jpg

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Nederlands: Paus Nicolas V
  • oil on panel
  • 1612-1616
English: Pope Nicholas V, who reigned from 6 March 1447 until his death in 1455. Born Tommaso Parentucelli, Nicholas was made a cardinal for his diplomatic efforts by Pope Eugene IV. He was a patron of the humanist movement and promoted the enslavement of African "infidels".
  • oil on panel
  • 1612-1616
Date 1612 - 1616
Source Museum Plantin-Moretus / Prentenkabinet
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