Pietro Aldobrandini
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Pietro Aldobrandini was an Italian cardinal and patron of the arts.
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Bandi generali del cardinale Aldobrandino da osservarsi nella città, stato et legatione di Ferrara, 1598
Pope Clement VIII
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Pope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Pietro Aldobrandini
…was a cousin of Cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini, and uncle of Cardinals Silvestro and Ippolito Aldobrandini. He was made a cardinal in 1593 by his uncle, Pope Clement VIII, with the title Cardinal-deacon of San Nicola in Carcere. The church was rebuilt in 1599, with a new facade by Giacomo della Porta. Aldobrandini took…
Portrait by Antonio Scalvati, c. 1596
Election of Pope Clement VIII in 1592, by Louis de Caullery, Petit Palais (Paris)
Portrait of Clement VIII by an unknown Italian artist, 17th century
Portrait mosaic by Jacopo Ligozzi (c. 1601, J. Paul Getty Museum)