Portrait of Pope Sixtus V
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-4947
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of Pope Sixtus V
- Date of creation
- 16th c.
- Country
- Italy
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions
- 116 x 95 cm (height x width)
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Plot
- Portrait
- Provenance
- Vasyl Stefanyk Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv
Information about author
Object description
The painting was created in the second half of the 16th century under the influence of "The Portrait of Paul III" by Titian. Sixtus V is depicted statically in a curule chair, emphasising his high status. The image of the Pope is reproduced from a slightly lower angle, giving the sense that the viewer is kneeling before him. The gaze of Sixtus V is directed to the side as if he was caught solving vital church matters. The depiction of a state of deep reflection, a correlate of wisdom and life experience, was typical for portraits of pontiffs in old age.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
