Catholic saint, cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 (1538–1584)

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Saint Carlo Borromeo: he gives alms to the plague-victims in Milan. Coloured aquatint by L.A. Garneray, 1820, after Martinet.

Saint Charles Borromeo receiving a visit from Saint Philip Neri. Engraving by D. Cagnoni after D.M. Fratta.

Saint Carlo Borromeo. Coloured etching by G. Rados after R. Leo after Giovanni Battista Crespi,.

The Holy Shroud of Turin, the Sainte Chapelle at Chambery and S. Giovanni Battista at Turin; the encounter of Duke Emanuel Philibert of Savoy with Saint Carlo Borromeo at the Porta Palatina; the entombment of Christ' and the presentation of the Holy Shroud to Godfrey of Bouillon in Jerusalem. Colour lithograph by A. Layolo.

The church of Saint Charles Borromeo (Karlskirche) and the chapel of Saint Roch, Vienna. Engraving by J.A. Corvinus after S. Kleiner.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Andrew the Apostle, an unidentified male saint, Saint John the Baptist and angels. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with Saint Antony of Padua holding the Christ Child and Saint Philip Neri with Saint Charles Borromeo. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi after A. Balestra.

Saint Carlo Borromeo: with a rope around his neck, he kneels before the Cross in the plague-ridden streets of Milan in 1576. Coloured aquatint by L.A. Garneray, 1820, after Martinet.

Christ with Saint Ambrose, Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin), Saint Charles Borromeo, and Saint Thomas the Apostle and angels. Etching by P. Aquila after C. Maratta.

Saint Carlo Borromeo. Line engraving by F. Spagnoli after C. Belgiojoso.

Saint Carlo Borromeo. Etching by P. Moreau after J.-A. David, 1764, after P. Puget.

The canonisation of Saint Carlo Borromeo. Etching by G. Maggi, 1610.

Saint Carlo Borromeo. Line engraving by G. Guadagnini after A. Muzzi.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Antony of Padua, Saint Peter the Apostle, Saint George, Saint Charles Borromeo and other figures. Etching by V. Lefebvre after Titian.

St. Charles Borromeo : the man who consecrated the Duomo of Milan / Federico Alessandro Rossi.

An ornamental Italian wine label illustrated with the bust of San Carlo Borromeo. Engraving, 19th century.

Relatione verissima del progresso della peste di Milano. Qual principio' nel mese d'Agosto 1576, e seguì sino al mese di Maggio 1577 ... Dove si raccontano tutte le provisioni fatte da monsignor illustrissimo Cardinal Borromeo. Et di sua eccellenza, senato, & signori deputati sopra la sanità. Dove si può imparare, il vero modo d'un perfetto pastore amator del suo gregge: e come un principe deve governar una città, nel tempo di peste, cosa molto utile. Con un raguaglio, del seguito della sua liberatione per sino alli 20. di luglio 1577 / [Paolo Bisciola].

Miscellany, Italian

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Charles Borromeo

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Miscellany, Italian

Charles Borromeo

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Images featuring Charles Borromeo

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Miscellany, Italian

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