Austrian painter Ludwig Passini often depicted Catholic priests and nuns. Here’s an example from 1870—called “Canons in St. Peter’s Church”—which comes courtesy of an excellent Polish blog:
Their garments resemble the “winter” cappa magna and remind me of St. John Paul II in this picture from 1964:
You can find some rare pictures of the young John Paul II here.
For more on the Cappa Magna, click here and here.
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