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Title
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De Ioanne Anglica Papa
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Description
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Pope Joan, disguised as a man named John, is picture in the streets giving birth to a child without a midwife. Joan had everyone except her lover fooled into thinking she was a man, but was unable to hide her pregnancy from the other men when she went into labor in the streets. She was in the sacred procession when she began giving birth, so the religious onlookers in the illustration surround her with confusion and anger. She tricked many men throughout her career, which was a disgrace – their faces reflect this.
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Image Creator
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Jakob Kallenberg (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18567
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Source Name
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Ioannis Boccatii de Certaldo Insigne Opvs de Claris Mulieribus
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Image
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mta_18567_OBJ.png
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Subject
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Roman
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Pope
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Pregnancy
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Joan
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Gender