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

Pisanello

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark gray metal medallion with raised profile portrait of man wearing a mitre, a tall headdress with a curved brim; man has mustache and beard; text around perimeter in Greek; surface has scratches and is worn and discolored; background light gray.

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885 × 893 px
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