Leo X (Papa)

(1475–1521)

Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici

Pope Leo X (1513–1521)

Leo X in Art:

Raffaello (1483-1520)
Ritratto del Cardinale Bibbiena
c.1516
Galleria Palatina, Firenze

 

 

Works commissioned by him:

Raffaello (1483-1520)
Consegna delle chiavi del Regno
c.1515–1516
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

 

Raffaello (1483-1520)
La pesca miracolosa
c.1515–1516
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

 

Giovanni de’ Medici in Film:

The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
Director: Carol Reed
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison

 

 

Luther
2003
Director: Eric Till
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina

 

 

Family:

• Lorenzo I de’ Medici (1449-1492): Father

• Giuliano de’ Medici (1453-1478): Uncle

• Cosimo de’ Medici (1389-1464): Great-grandfather

See also:

• Popes