The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse)
c. 1438–1439
Location: not on view
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.- Private collection, sold Sotheby & Co., Zurich, May 27, 1974, lot 131, to Blumka Gallery.Blumka Gallery (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
- Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102. Reproduced: p. 66; Mentioned: p. 97, no. 15 www.jstor.orgThe Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 88 archive.org
- CMA 1975: "Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections"
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1974.109.a