Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76) · c. 1468

bronze
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Rediscovered with fervor in fifteenth-century Italy, profiles on ancient coins provided dignified models for portrait medals of Renaissance elites.

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