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Le voyage de Charles
Magius: Jerusalem
Gouache on paper, by various artists, including Paolo Veronese
Published 1578
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Page 11: Magius' pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Centrepiece: Allegory of Devotion, inscribed 'It is she who conducts
me'. Smaller paintings: 1) Magius' vessel in a roadstead at Venice
being battered by a storm. 2) Magius' vessel arriving at Zante and
Jacinto. 3) Magius at Satine where he sought provisions for the continuation
of his journey. 4) Magius' entrance at the port of Simiso. 5) Arrival
at Zaffa (Jaffa) where Magius obtains a guide. 6) Arrival at Roma
di Fuori where Magius pays for more guides. 7) Departure from Roma
di Fuori. 8) Magius received as a knight of the Holy Sepulchre by
the bishop in the church of Jerusalem who arrays him in the armour
of Godfrey of Bouillon. 9) Arrival at Bethlehem, Magius vists the
Church of the Nativity. 10) Magius and companions in pilgrim dress
returning Jaffa on asses (Christians were forbidden to ride horses).

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