Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (Cleveland Museum of Art, Berruguete, c. 1476-82)Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (Cleveland Museum of Art, Berruguete, c. 1476-82)Oil on wood transferred to canvas, Pedro Berruguete, c. 1476 to 1482, Cleveland Museum of ArtCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (Cleveland Museum of Art, Berruguete, c. 1476-82)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/sixtusiv-clev-1916-815.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (Cleveland Museum of Art, Berruguete, c. 1476-82). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/sixtusiv-clev-1916-815Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-portrait-of-pope-sixtus-iv-della-rovere, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (Cleveland Museum of Art, Berruguete, c. 1476-82)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/sixtusiv-clev-1916-815}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere painted by the Spanish artist Pedro Berruguete during his years working in Rome, around 1476 to 1482. The pope is shown raising his hand in a gesture of benediction, wearing the papal tiara and ornate vestments. Held today by the Cleveland Museum of Art.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, Cleveland Museum of Art (Berruguete, c. 1476-82)tier 1DepictsSixtus IV, Figures Well-attested The museum's own title names Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere as the sitter of this portrait, painted from life by Pedro Berruguete.Source Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, Cleveland Museum of Art (Berruguete, c. 1476-82)tier 1SourcesPortrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, Cleveland Museum of Art (Berruguete, c. 1476-82)tier 1Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland Museum of Art 1916.815View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year