Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere

Pedro Berruguete

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a portrait of a man dressed as Pope. The man has a round face with a slightly upturned nose, and wears a white head covering under a tall, white mitre adorned with gold jewels. He wears a white shirt and a brown cape with gold jewels. The cape covers his right shoulder and arm. The man's right hand is raised with the palm facing outwards. The man's left hand rests on a brown object. He wears gold rings on both hands. The background depicts a green sky over a blue-green body of water with green land on either side. The land on the left has a town on it. The image depicts Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere by Pedro Berruguete.