id: 147715
accession number: 1974.109
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Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse), c. 1438–39. Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455). Lead; diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1974.109
title: Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse)
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creation date: c. 1438–39
creation date earliest: 1433
creation date latest: 1444
current location: 105 Byzantine
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Italy, 15th century
technique: lead
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Sculpture
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455) - artist
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measurements: Diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.)
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inscription: obverse: IWANNHC BACI EVC KAI AVTOKPATWP PWMAIWN O A AIOA O OC [John King and Emperor of the Romans, Palaeologus]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1974
opening date: 1975-03-11T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
title: Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
opening date: 1983-11-22T05:00:00
Portraiture: The Image of the Individual. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Private collection, sold Sotheby & Co., Zurich, May 27, 1974, lot 131, to Blumka Gallery.
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Blumka Gallery (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
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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.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 88
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n108
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.109/1974.109_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.109/1974.109_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.109/1974.109_full.tif