Sic itur ad astra scilicet, Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, artist, 1681., 1 print : etching., Print shows scene in a bawdy house of pleasure frequented by Father Petre and other Jesuits where they mingle and dine with such figures as: Wantonness, Avarice, Sloth, Fury, and Vanity. Priests engage in lascivious acts and steal money from a dying person, a Protestant minister is driven away from the door, a fox delivers a sermon from a pulpit, and Jesuits help themselves to treasures in India.
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Sic itur ad astra scilicet, Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, artist, 1681., 1 print : etching., Print shows scene in a bawdy house of pleasure frequented by Father Petre and other Jesuits where they mingle and dine with such figures as: Wantonness, Avarice, Sloth, Fury, and Vanity. Priests engage in lascivious acts and steal money from a dying person, a Protestant minister is driven away from the door, a fox delivers a sermon from a pulpit, and Jesuits help themselves to treasures in India.

Date

1681

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT16A00_318

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Rights managed

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Sic itur ad astra scilicet Hooghe Romeyn 1645 1708 artist 1681 etching. Print scene bawdy house pleasure frequented Father Petre Jesuits mingle dine such figures Wantonness Avarice Sloth Fury Vanity. Priests engage lascivious acts steal money dying person Protestant minister driven away door fox delivers sermon pulpit help treasures India vintage retro retro styled engraved image engraving engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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