The Pope and the Turks Persecute the Christians

by Woodcut: Matthias Gerung — last modified 2020-05-25T10:32:29+01:00
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
Matthias Gerung (1500–1570), woodcut for the commentary on the Book of Revelations by the Bernese preacher Sebastian Meyer (1465–1545), 1544 to 1558; source: Codex germanicus 6592; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich.

Matthias Gerung (1500–1570), Holzschnitt zum Apokalypsenkommentar des Berner Predigers Sebastian Meyer (1465–1545), 1544 bis 1558, Bildquelle: Codex germanicus 6592; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München.

During the Reformation, publicists often associated opposing confessions with the Turks and sought to depict them as equally dangerous to people of the "true" faith. In this woodcut, Christians are simultaneously set upon by the Pope and the Turks.

Matthias Gerung (1500–1570), woodcut for the commentary on the Book of Revelations by the Bernese preacher Sebastian Meyer (1465–1545), 1544 to 1558; source: Codex germanicus 6592; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich.

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