Late 17th-early 18th Pair Of Marble Medallions Popes Portraits

Pair of marble medallions depicting the profiles of Popes Gregory VIII and Leo IX. Italy, Roman workshop, late 17th-early 18th century.

Gregory VIII, born Alberto di Morra (1100-1187), known for having called the Third Crusade, the crusade of Frederick Barbarossa and Richard the Lionheart, and Leo IX, born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg (1002-1054), a supporter of the Eastern Schism.

The two beautiful profiles are in excellent condition; they still have their original carved and lacquered wooden frames.

Dimensions
Marble medallion diameter 7.5 cm
Frame diameter 12 cm

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