Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010787Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424–28 (obverse) and (reverse)
by Pisanello
About the Artwork
The art of the medal was introduced into Italy by Pisanello, His work as a medalist began with the portrait medal of this emperor, who, in 1438, visited the Council of Ferrara.
Inscriptions
obverse: IWANNHC BACI EVC KAI AVTOKPATWP PWMAIWN O A AIOA O OC [John King and Emperor of the Romans, Palaeologus]
Provenance
Private collection, sold Sotheby & Co., Zurich, May 27, 1974, lot 131, to Blumka Gallery. Blumka Gallery (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975). Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 2025-February 1, 2026).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455)
- Date
- c. 1438–39
- Medium
- lead
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1974.13
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