Benozzo Gozzoli

Procession of the Middle King

1459-60 Fresco Chapel, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence The middle king is represented with the features of Emperor John VII Paleologus. For this representation Benozzo based his work on a medallion designed by Pisanello in 1438. However, he made the face younger and replace the traditional and unwieldy Byzantine tiara with a crown resting on a peacock-plumed velvet cap. Author: GOZZOLI, Benozzo Title: Procession of the Middle King (detail) , 1451-1500 , Italian Form: painting , religious

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