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Pope Sixtus IV
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Sixtus IV's accomplishments as pope included the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the creation of the Vatican Library. A patron of the arts, he brought together the group of artists who ushered
Portrait by Pedro Berruguete, c. 1476–1482
Portrait by Pedro Berruguete, c. 1476–1482
Pope Sixtus IV appoints Platina as Prefect of the Library, by Melozzo da Forlì, accompanied by his relatives
Pope Sixtus IV appoints Platina as Prefect of the Library, by Melozzo da Forlì, accompanied by his relatives
Ponte Sisto, the first bridge built at Rome since the Roman Empire
Ponte Sisto, the first bridge built at Rome since the Roman Empire
Tomb monument, by Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Tomb monument, by Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Spanish Inquisition
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The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition was authorized by Pope Sixtus IV in 1478 and the first inquisitors, Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martín, were appointed by the future Catholic M
Pope Sixtus IV
…together the group of artists who ushered the early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpieces of the city's new artistic age. Sixtus created the Spanish Inquisition through the Papal bull Exigit Sinceræ Devotionis (1478), and annulled the Pontifical decrees of the Council of Constance. He was noted for his nepotism…
The Virgin of the Catholic Monarchs, 1491–1493. The Inquisitor, Torquemada, is behind King Ferdinand (left).
The Virgin of the Catholic Monarchs, 1491–1493. The Inquisitor, Torquemada, is behind King Ferdinand (left).
Torquemada is buried in the monastery of Saint Thomas at Ávila, and left his own epitaph Pestem Fugat Haereticam, meaning "drove away the pestilence o
Torquemada is buried in the monastery of Saint Thomas at Ávila, and left his own epitaph Pestem Fugat Haereticam, meaning "drove away the pestilence of heresy".
Burning of heretics at stakes (auto-da-fé) in a marketplace during the Spanish Inquisition.
Burning of heretics at stakes (auto-da-fé) in a marketplace during the Spanish Inquisition.
The burning of a Dutch Anabaptist, Anneken Hendriks, who was charged with heresy in Amsterdam (1571)
The burning of a Dutch Anabaptist, Anneken Hendriks, who was charged with heresy in Amsterdam (1571)