Scholastic accolades
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It was customary in the European Middle Ages, more precisely in the period of scholasticism which extended into early modern times, to designate the more celebrated among the doctors of theology and l
Doctor Acutissimus
Doctor Angelicus
Doctor Arca testamenti; Evangelical Doctor
Doctor Christianus
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
Scholastic accolades
…Doctor Acutissimus Doctor Angelicus Doctor Arca testamenti; Evangelical Doctor Doctor Christianus Divinus Ecstaticus Doctor Ecstaticus (Denis Carthusian) Doctor Evangelicus…
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