Heavenly city and earthly city. Representation of the ""City of God"" as imagined by St. Augustine. The upper part with the saints already welcomed into heaven. The seven lower compartments show those who are preparing themselves, through the exercise of Christian virtues, to be part of the eternal kingdom or to be excluded from it forever because of committing the Seven Deadly Sins. Engraving by Huyot from a miniature of Saint Augustine's ""The City of God"", mid-15th century. Detail. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.
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Heavenly city and earthly city. Representation of the ""City of God"" as imagined by St. Augustine. The upper part with the saints already welcomed into heaven. The seven lower compartments show those who are preparing themselves, through the exercise of Christian virtues, to be part of the eternal kingdom or to be excluded from it forever because of committing the Seven Deadly Sins. Engraving by Huyot from a miniature of Saint Augustine's ""The City of God"", mid-15th century. Detail. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

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Date

23 juil. 2018

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG24A05_372

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Droits gérés

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24,6Mo (1,7Mo) / 23,7cm x 26,0cm / 2799 x 3076 (300dpi)

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