Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) (1414-1484) Appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library
after Melozzo da Forli (Forli 1438 - Forli 1494)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
glass, giltwood & paper
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584647
Summary
Print, Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) (1414-1484) Appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library after Melozzo da Forli (Forli 1438 - Forli 1494). The original is in the Pinacoteca Apostolica, Vatican, Rome. There are several onlookers including . The standing figure facing Pope Sixtus is his nephew Giuliano, later Pope Julius II
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
after Melozzo da Forli (Forli 1438 - Forli 1494), artist