Pope Pius II, frontispiece to a Constitution of the Sienese Church of the Year 1464

Pope Pius II, frontispiece to a Constitution of the Sienese Church of the Year 1464

1464; possibly 19th century copy · Italy

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on parchment

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson

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