A portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere painted by the Spanish artist Pedro Berruguete during his years working in Rome, around 1476 to 1482. The pope is shown raising his hand in a gesture of benediction, wearing the papal tiara and ornate vestments. Held today by the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Physical Form
MediumOil on wood transferred to canvas, Pedro Berruguete, c. 1476 to 1482, Cleveland Museum of Art 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, Cleveland Museum of Art (Berruguete, c. 1476-82)
Derived: this work depicts a figure already recorded as belonging to this tradition; the work-to-tradition link is inferred from that live depicts edge and the figures own attested tradition affiliation, not independently sourced beyond it.
Depicts
The museum's own title names Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere as the sitter of this portrait, painted from life by Pedro Berruguete.
Source Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, Cleveland Museum of Art (Berruguete, c. 1476-82)
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1. Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, Cleveland Museum of Art (Berruguete, c. 1476-82)
Cleveland Museum of Art- Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.815
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A portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere painted by the Spanish artist Pedro Berruguete during his years working in Rome, around 1476 to 1482.
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