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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