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The election of Giovanni de' Medici to papacy
Giorgio Vasari1555/1562
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
Giovanni de’ Medici, son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, is named Pope on the 11th of March 1513, during the conclave gathered upon the death of Pope Giulio II Della Rovere. He is featured in the act of receiving the Papal tiara inside the Basilica of St. John Lateran, in the presence of several cardinals and knights. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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- Title: The election of Giovanni de' Medici to papacy
- Creator Lifespan: 1511 - 1574
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Arezzo
- Date Created: 1555/1562
- painter: Giorgio Vasari
- Theme: historical subject
- Physical Dimensions: w420 x h165 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: L'elezione di Giovanni de' Medici al papato
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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