Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse)

Also known as: Bronze Medal of Pope Paul II (obverse)

About the Artwork

Rediscovered with fervor in the Renaissance, profiles on ancient coins provided dignified models for Renaissance elites.

Inscriptions

obervse: PAVLO VENETO PAPE II ITALICE PACIS FVNDATORE ROMA

Provenance

Blumka Gallery (New York, New York).

Exhibition history

Vatican Treasures: Early Christian, Renaissance, and Baroque Art from the Papal Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 8-April 12, 1998).

Quick Overview

Artist: Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76)
Date: c. 1468
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 4.2 x 3.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: Sculpture
Department: European Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Kelvin Smith in memory of Kenall Kelley
Accession no.: 1984.16.a

More by Cristoforo di Geremia in museum collections

Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)
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c. 1468 · Sculpture
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00010662
Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (reverse)
Cristoforo di Geremia
c. 1468 · Sculpture
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00010726
Apollo and Marsyas
Cristoforo di Geremia
c. 1468 · Sculpture
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00010780

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.