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07 - Pio II, incoronato pontefice, entra in Vaticano Siena
Artist: Pinturicchio
Year: 1503 - 1507
Current location: Biblioteca Piccolomini
Original location: Biblioteca Piccolomini
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
The arrival of the new Pope, Pius II in St. John Lateran, September 3, 1458, is represented in a dynamic way with the papal sedan that moves from the left, with the pope sitting in profile and solemnly blessing. It shows the climax of the ceremony, when the flame is lit in front of a tow to the new pope to remember the transience of earthly life.
A row of white hats bishop at the center of the nave from depth to the scene.
The architectural structure represented witnesses, although with the necessary adaptations and infidelity, the appearance of St. Peter's Basilica before the renovations made after that date.
07 - Pio II, incoronato pontefice, entra in Vaticano