Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Apollo / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Gems / Naples, Museo Archeologico (Apollo and Marsyas)

PORTRAITS

Clerics / Popes / Paul II (Pietro Barbo, 1417-1471, r. 1464-1471)

Further details

Obverse of medal showing Pope Paul II; reverse depicts Apollo and Marsyas after the antique gem now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, inv. 26051; see another example of the medal in the Museo Correr, Venice

Artist or creator

Cristoforo di Geremia (active 1456-1476) (attributed)

Date

15th century (third quarter)

Location

London, Sotheby's (Auction Lot 222)

Auction

Sotheby's [27/05/1974]

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Hill Corpus 770

Rights and Permissions

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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