Home›Sources›Pope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Pope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/met-gregoryxiii-12-140-1.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Pope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/met-gregoryxiii-12-140-1Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-pope-gregory-xiii-promulger-of-the-grego, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Pope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/met-gregoryxiii-12-140-1}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502 to 1585, pope 1572), Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar," a bronze medal by the Italian medalist Giovanni V. Melon, dated 1579. Accession number 12.140.1.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned medal, the strongest available record for its date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright with his birth name, dates and papal reign.CitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/191961Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGregory XIII, Figures Well-attested This source names Gregory XIII directly: "collection API record for "Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502 to 1585, pope 1572), Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar," a bronze medal by the Italian medalist Giovanni V."Source Pope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Sacred Art & Iconography, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested6Sacred Art & IconographyPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12.140.1)SourcesPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds2Sacred Art & IconographyPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12.140.1)SourcesPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar, accession 12.140.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12.140.1)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyPope Gregory XIII, Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12.140.1)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year