id:			147744
accession number:	1974.13
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.13
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:01.665000

Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse), c. 1438–1439. Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395–1455). Lead; diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1974.13

title:				Portrait of John VIII Palaoelogus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse) and (reverse)
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creation date:			c. 1438–1439
creation date earliest:		1433
creation date latest:		1444
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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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inscriptions:

	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
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

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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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wall description:
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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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.13/1974.13_print.jpg
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