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Reverend Jean de la Barrière|Matthieu Elias

Scene 32: Supporters of the league pursue the Blessed Abbot to Rome; despite their calumnies his innocence is recognized by the pope himself, who order Cardinal Bellarmine to restore all his posts and honors

1707
Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over graphite
53.4 × 44.4 cm (21 × 17.5 in)

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