Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
4.2 × 3.7 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Kelvin Smith in memory of Kenall Kelley
Accession Number
1984.16
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.