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Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)
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Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)

Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76), artist · c. 1468 · bronze

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This medal is part of a series of four oval medals that celebrated Pope Paul II as the “Founder of Italian Peace.” Though his renewal of the Italian League in 1468, Paul aspired to maintain peace among the independent Italian states and evade foreign incursion. In previous years, infighting between Florence, Venice, Ferrara, Milan, Naples, and Bologna had left the peninsula vulnerable to Turkish invasion.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePortrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse), c. 1468. Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76). Bronze; overall: 4.2 x 3.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith in memory of Kenall Kelley, 1984.16
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