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Pope Sixtus IV Appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library by Melozzo da Forlì
2007
Early Italian Renaissance / Quattrocento (Late 15th Century CE, c. 1477)
Monumental fresco transferred to canvas depicting Pope Sixtus IV appointing Bartolomeo Platina as prefect of the Vatican Library, framed by pilasters adorned with classical oak rinceaux. Circa 1477 CE.
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