The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 25, 2022

Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)

c. 1468

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Cristoforo di Geremia

(Italian, active 1456-76)

Italy, 15th century

Bronze

Overall: 4.2 x 3.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)

Gift of Kelvin Smith in memory of Kenall Kelley 1984.16

Location

118 Italian Renaissance

Description

Rediscovered with fervor in the Renaissance, profiles on ancient coins provided dignified models for
Renaissance elites.

Inscriptions

Inscription

obervse: PAVLO VENETO PAPE II ITALICE PACIS FVNDATORE ROMA

Provenance
Blumka Gallery (New York, New York).
Exhibition history

Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

Collecting Drawings in England. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.16