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  • Frostispiece of Molanus, De historia sanctarum imaginum et picturarum (1617), Antwerp, Gasparus Bellerus

    Images of the pagan gods and worldly philosophers are of little use for Christians



    Molanus assesses the usefulness to Christians of images and statues of pagan gods and ancient philosophers and concludes that only in a few cases they are of value.

    Conflict
    Sacred vs. profane imagery
    Mention
    Leuven, 1617
    Subject
    Pagan Gods ; Philosophers