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
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
Tomb monument, by Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Pope Innocent VIII
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Pope Innocent VIII, born Giovanni Battista Cybo, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492. Son of the viceroy of Naples, Cybo spent
Pope Sixtus IV
…Pedro González de Mendoza Giovanni Battista Cybo (later Pope Innocent VIII) Giovanni Arcimboldi…
Innocent VIII in a medal designed by Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli
Malleus Maleficarum, 1520 edition
Monument to Innocentius VIII in Saint Peter's Basilica