Oil on wood panel with older cradle carriage, after Raphael's original portrait of the pope shortly before he died in 1512-13. He wears a red mantle; after the middle of the sixteenth century popes abandoned it almost entirely in favor of the white habit they wear today. One hand is finely rendered and is adorned with several jeweled rings. The other hand is oddly executed and adorned with jeweled rings as well. Unsigned. Panel measures apprx 31" x 43". Framed, this painting measures apprx 48" x 37". This painting has been in a private collection in Cleveland for over 15 years.
1,000/2,000 Sold $862.50
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