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Medallion portrait of Pope Pius III in profile to the left: P.5552-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Medallion portrait of Pope Pius III in profile to the left

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raimondi, Marcantonio

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart. (1771-1823); sale at Sotheby's 29th March and 11 following days, 1824, Lot 830 (5 prints); bt. S. Woodburn for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1824) by Sykes, Mark Masterman

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1510 - Circa 1525

Note

Altered state to that described in Passavant: border with a crescent moon, not a lion.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5552-R
Primary reference Number: 127574
Bartsch: Not in Bartsch
Passavant: 297
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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