Sixtus IV
Medal
1481 (dated)
1481 (dated)
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This medal depicts the bust of Pope Sixtus IV, born Francesco d'Albescola della Rovere. he was born in 1414 and died in 1484.
Sixtus IV contributed more than any other Renaissance pope to the renovation of the city of Rome.
The motto on the medal is from Virgil's 'Aeneid' and the reverse commemorates the expulsion of the Turks from Ottranto in 1481 by troops partly contributed by the Pope. The medallist Guacialoti (Guazzalotti) was also a member of the clergy.
Sixtus IV contributed more than any other Renaissance pope to the renovation of the city of Rome.
The motto on the medal is from Virgil's 'Aeneid' and the reverse commemorates the expulsion of the Turks from Ottranto in 1481 by troops partly contributed by the Pope. The medallist Guacialoti (Guazzalotti) was also a member of the clergy.
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Title | Sixtus IV (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal, bronze, bust of Pope Sixtus IV, by Andrea Guacialoti, Italy, dated 1481 |
Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse the bust to the left of Sixtus, wearing a cope and the Papal tiara. Inscription. On the reverse is a naked young woman leaning with her left elbow on a pillar holding a scarf, with a long staff in her right hand. At the foot of the pillar are small figures of captive Turks, to the left at her feet two ships in a harbour. Below a legend. |
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Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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Summary | This medal depicts the bust of Pope Sixtus IV, born Francesco d'Albescola della Rovere. he was born in 1414 and died in 1484. Sixtus IV contributed more than any other Renaissance pope to the renovation of the city of Rome. The motto on the medal is from Virgil's 'Aeneid' and the reverse commemorates the expulsion of the Turks from Ottranto in 1481 by troops partly contributed by the Pope. The medallist Guacialoti (Guazzalotti) was also a member of the clergy. |
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Accession number | A.188-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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