Caption

Scene shows Pope Sixtus V, Sixtus Quintus blessing the draining of the Pontine Marshes in Italy. The Pope stands elevated under a canopy and performs a blessing over the assembled crowd. The draining of this marshland south of Rome was a huge infrastructure project of the 16th century, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical, blessing ceremony with crowd, outdoors, with a throne on a hill

Date

Mar 25, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26G81_124

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

131.6Mb (43.9Mb) / 26.9in x 19.0in / 8080 x 5692 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted black huge date history drawing Christian pope Christianity faith religion throne accurate point vegetation hill wetland swamp biotope nature Rome flora classic Europe illustration depiction tradition religious typical traditional full baldachin antiquity historic crowded tourist attraction Catholic big crowd hilly landscape elevated stand ceremony infrastructure Southern Europe restored ritual bless drawn european person moorland file authentic woodcut dignitary restoration former Catholicism swamp landscape many people overcrowded vintage project south sketch coronation printing method travel photography Lazio outdoors Pope Sixtus V 16th century swampy Central Italy replication 19th century Historic illustration ceremonial Italy Wood engraving Infrastructure project no one giant belief precise show mound wet land bog open air plant life classical representation custom marshland characteristic canopy ancient times historical place of interest Roman Catholic large scenery increased South Europe Human being real xylograph reconstruction overfilled coronation ceremony Latio Region outside Pope Xystus V sixteenth century boggy nineteenth century Historical illustration No People gigantic exact indicate wetland biotope moor marsh area Famous Place great countryside People realistic woodprint overflowing the 1500s muddy reproduction 1900s nobody enormous marsh landscape photo genuine 16th c. marshy replica uninhabited massive copy empty dates drawings Christians popes religions thrones pointing vegetations hills wetlands swamps biotopes illustrations depictions traditions baldachins Altertum tourist attractions landscapes standing ceremonies infrastructures rituals blessing persons moorlands files woodcuts dignitaries restorations formerly swamps landscapes projects coronations printing methods Latium 19th-century Historic illustrations ceremonialy showing classically customs marshlands historically places of interest sceneries human reconstructions Historical illustrations indicating marsh areas Famous Places marshes replicas on black points Europe's depicting traditionally historical image history image history images sight landmark tourist landmark many folks crowd of people crowds of people stands ritualistic blesses individual individuals bogland restoration work vintage-styled southern outdoor out open sky shows representing humans indicates tourist spot landscape photograph landscape shot