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Portrait of John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Constantinople, 1424-1428 (obverse)

Pisanello, 1433

MEDIUMlead
DIMENSIONS[object Object]
LOCATIONCleveland Museum of Art
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Pisanello

Pisanello, a master of the early Italian Renaissance, revolutionized portrait medals, capturing powerful figures like Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in bronze.

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