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Original filePortrait of Leo X
Italian: Ritratto di Leone X con i cardinali Luigi de' Rossi e Giulio de' Medici Portrait of Leo Xtitle QS:P1476,it:"Ritratto di Leone X con i cardinali Luigi de' Rossi e Giulio de' Medici "label QS:Lit,"Ritratto di Leone X con i cardinali Luigi de' Rossi e Giulio de' Medici "label QS:Les,"León X y dos cardenales"label QS:Lfr,"Portrait du pape Léon X"label QS:Lhr,"Poslanica papi Leonu X"label QS:Lde,"Porträt des Papstes Leo X. mit seinen Vettern, den Kardinälen de' Medici und de' Rossi."label QS:Lid,"Lukisan Leo X"label QS:Lmk,"Портрет на Лео X (Рафаело)"label QS:Lbg,"Портрет на папа Лъв X"label QS:Llt,"Popiežius Leonas X su dviem kardinolais"label QS:Ltr,"X. Leo Portresi"label QS:Lja,"レオ10世と二人の枢機卿"label QS:Lru,"Портрет Льва X с кардиналами Джулио Медичи и Луиджи Росси"label QS:Lnl,"Portret van Leo X met de kardinalen Giulio de' Medici en Luigi de' Rossi"label QS:Lsv,"Porträtt av påven Leo X med kardinalerna Giulio de' Medici och Luigi de' Rossi"label QS:Lpl,"Papież Leon X z kardynałami Giulliem de'Medici i Luigim de'Rossi"label QS:Luk,"Портрет Лева X з кардиналами Джуліо Медічі і Луїджі Россі"label QS:Laz,"X Leonun iki kardinalla portreti"label QS:Lzh,"良十世像"label QS:Lsk,"Pápež Lev X. s kardinálmi Giuliom de’ Medici a Luigim de’ Rossi"label QS:Larz,"صوره ليو العاشر"label QS:Len,"Portrait of Leo X"label QS:Leo,"Portreto de la papo Leono la 10-a"label QS:Lcs,"Papež Lev X. s kardinály Giuliem de Medici a Luigim de Rossi"
About This Work
The Pope sits at a table draped in red velvet, holding a magnifying glass to study an open, richly decorated Bible. Behind him stand two cardinals in their ecclesiastical robes against a dark, shadowed architectural background. Notable details include a finely chased silver handbell and a spherical chair finial that reflects the light from a window.
As the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leo X represents the culmination of Medici patronage and the integration of Humanist scholarship with ecclesiastical power. The presence of the Hamilton Bible and the magnifying glass emphasizes his role as a patron of natural philosophy and the revival of classical and sacred texts.