Papal Commemorative Medals
May 2026
These objects are medals and sculptures commemorating various popes from Italian culture, primarily cast in bronze or silver during and after their papacies.
158 objects · 4 institutions
Bust of Pope Gregory XIV
Rijksmuseum
1590 - 1591
Coin Cabinet for a Member of the Barberini Family
Art Institute of Chicago
1630–34
Frederick IV (1667-1730), King of Denmark and Norway
Art Institute of Chicago
1707
Gregory XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1572
Lectern
Cleveland Museum of Art
1707
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Cleveland Museum of Art
1830–34
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (obverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1830–34
Medal Depicting Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) from the Illustrious Men of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1830–34
Medal Depicting Pope Leo XI (1535–1605)
Art Institute of Chicago
1739
Medal: Pope Marcellus II
Metropolitan Museum of Art
model 1555 (possibly cast 17th or 18th century)
Papal Medal of Alexander VI
Art Institute of Chicago
1431/1503
Papal Medal of Alexander VI
Art Institute of Chicago
1431/1503
Papal Medal of Alexander VI
Art Institute of Chicago
1431/1503
Papal Medal of Alexander VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1655/67
Papal Medal of Alexander VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1655/67
Papal Medal of Alexander VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1655/67
Papal Medal of Alexander VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1655/67
Papal Medal of Alexander VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1689/91
Papal Medal of Alexander VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1689/91
Papal Medal of Alexander VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1689/91
Papal Medal of Benedict XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1724/30
Papal Medal of Benedict XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1724/30
Papal Medal of Benedict XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1724/30
Papal Medal of Benedict XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1724/30
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Benedict XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1740/58
Papal Medal of Calixtus III
Art Institute of Chicago
1455/58
Papal Medal of Calixtus III
Art Institute of Chicago
1455/58
Papal Medal of Clement IX
Art Institute of Chicago
1667/69
Papal Medal of Clement IX
Art Institute of Chicago
1667/69
Papal Medal of Clement VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1523/34
Papal Medal of Clement VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1592/1605
Papal Medal of Clement X
Art Institute of Chicago
1670/76
Papal Medal of Clement X
Art Institute of Chicago
1670/76
Papal Medal of Clement X
Art Institute of Chicago
1670/76
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1700/21
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1730/40
Papal Medal of Clement XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1758/69
Papal Medal of Clement XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1758/69
Papal Medal of Clement XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1758/69
Papal Medal of Clement XVI
Art Institute of Chicago
1758/69
Papal Medal of Gregory XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1572
Papal Medal of Gregory XIV
Art Institute of Chicago
1590/91
Papal Medal of Gregory XV
Art Institute of Chicago
1621/23
Papal Medal of Gregory XVI
Art Institute of Chicago
1831/46
Papal Medal of Gregory XVI
Art Institute of Chicago
1831/46
Papal Medal of Gregory XVI
Art Institute of Chicago
1831/46
Papal Medal of Innocent IX
Art Institute of Chicago
Oct. 29 to Dec. 30, 1591
Papal Medal of Innocent IX
Art Institute of Chicago
Oct. 29 to Dec. 30, 1591
Papal Medal of Innocent VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1484/92
Papal Medal of Innocent X
Art Institute of Chicago
1644/55
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XI
Art Institute of Chicago
1676/89
Papal Medal of Innocent XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1691/1700
Papal Medal of Innocent XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1691/1700
Papal Medal of Innocent XIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1721/24
Papal Medal of John VI
Art Institute of Chicago
701/705
Papal Medal of Julius II
Art Institute of Chicago
1503/13
Papal Medal of Julius II
Art Institute of Chicago
1503/13
Papal Medal of Julius II
Art Institute of Chicago
1503/13
Papal Medal of Julius II
Art Institute of Chicago
1503/13
Papal Medal of Julius II
Art Institute of Chicago
1503/13
Papal Medal of Julius III
Art Institute of Chicago
1550/55
Papal Medal of Julius III
Art Institute of Chicago
1550/55
Papal Medal of Julius III
Art Institute of Chicago
1550/55
Papal Medal of Leo X
Art Institute of Chicago
1513/21
Papal Medal of Leo XI
Art Institute of Chicago
April 1–27, 1605
Papal Medal of Leo XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1823/29
Papal Medal of Leo XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1823/29
Papal Medal of Marcellus II
Art Institute of Chicago
April 9/10–May 1, 1555
Papal Medal of Marcellus II
Art Institute of Chicago
April 9/10–May 1, 1555
Papal Medal of Martin V
Art Institute of Chicago
1417/31
Papal Medal of Nicholas V
Art Institute of Chicago
1447/55
Papal Medal of Nicholas V
Art Institute of Chicago
1447/55
Papal Medal of Paul II
Art Institute of Chicago
1464/71
Papal Medal of Paul II
Art Institute of Chicago
1464/71
Papal Medal of Paul II
Art Institute of Chicago
1464/71
Papal Medal of Paul III
Art Institute of Chicago
1534/49
Papal Medal of Paul III
Art Institute of Chicago
1534/49
Papal Medal of Paul IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1555/59
Papal Medal of Paul V
Art Institute of Chicago
1605/21
Papal Medal of Paul V
Art Institute of Chicago
1605/21
Papal Medal of Pius II
Art Institute of Chicago
1458/64
Papal Medal of Pius III
Art Institute of Chicago
1503
Papal Medal of Pius IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1559/65
Papal Medal of Pius IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1559/65
Papal Medal of Pius IX
Art Institute of Chicago
1846/78
Papal Medal of Pius IX
Art Institute of Chicago
1846/78
Papal Medal of Pius IX
Art Institute of Chicago
1846/78
Papal Medal of Pius V
Art Institute of Chicago
1566/72
Papal Medal of Pius VI
Art Institute of Chicago
1775/99
Papal Medal of Pius VI
Art Institute of Chicago
1775/99
Papal Medal of Pius VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1800/23
Papal Medal of Pius VII
Art Institute of Chicago
1800/23
Papal Medal of Pius VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1829–30
Papal Medal of Pope Leo XII
Art Institute of Chicago
1826
Papal Medal of Pope Leo XIII: Opening Holy Door
Art Institute of Chicago
1878
Papal Medal of Sede Vacante
Art Institute of Chicago
1730
Papal Medal of Sede Vacante
Art Institute of Chicago
1669
Papal Medal of Sede Vacante
Art Institute of Chicago
1555
Papal Medal of Sede Vacante
Art Institute of Chicago
1740
Papal Medal of Sede Vacante
Art Institute of Chicago
1549
Papal Medal of Sixtus IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1471/84
Papal Medal of Sixtus IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1471/84
Papal Medal of Sixtus IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1471/84
Papal Medal of Sixtus IV
Art Institute of Chicago
1471/84
Papal Medal of Sixtus V
Art Institute of Chicago
1585/90
Papal Medal of Sixtus V
Art Institute of Chicago
1585/90
Papal Medal of Sixtus V
Art Institute of Chicago
1585/90
Papal Medal of Urban VII
Art Institute of Chicago
Sept. 15–27, 1590
Papal Medal of Urban VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1623/44
Papal Medal of Urban VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1623/44
Papal Medal of Urban VIII
Art Institute of Chicago
1623/44
Pedestal
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid-1700s
Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1783
Pope Clement X
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1670
Pope Pius II, frontispiece to a Constitution of the Sienese Church of the Year 1464
Art Institute of Chicago
1464; possibly 19th century copy
Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1783
Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782 (pair)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1783
Portrait of Pope Clement XII Corsini (obverse and reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1734
Portrait of Pope Clement XII Corsini (obverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1734
Portrait of Pope Clement XII Corsini (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1734
Portrait of Pope Innocent X Pamphili
Cleveland Museum of Art
designed 1647–48; cast 1650–1700
Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1468
Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1468
Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1476–82
Posthumous Bust of Pope Pius V
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1650
Presentation Medal of Francesco Morosini
Art Institute of Chicago
17th century
Saint Martin
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century (?)
papal Medal of Paul III
Art Institute of Chicago
1534/49