BIB_ID
206800
Accession number
MA 10740
Creator
Garzoli, Francesco, engraver.
Published
[18--?]
Description
1 print : engraving ; 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (292 x 210 mm.)
Notes
Printed below image: Fresco- di Melozzo da Forli.
Summary
Scene depicting the appointment of Platina as the Vatican librarian by Pope Sixtus IV. Platina is kneeling before the pope, who is seated and surrounded by various Catholic dignitaries. This is an engraving of a fresco from 1477 located in the Vatican.
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