Cardinal Ioannes Bessarion
1403? - 1472
Created Cardinal winter of 1439/40





Bessarion, envisioned by Carpaccio
as St. Augustine
(for the full painting)

 

Bessarion, detail
from ms., right

Cardinal Bessarion. Ms. 1471 Paris.

Detail: Bessarion
Joos of Ghent

 


Bessarion as Magus

Bessarion's Roman Villa and Tomb

Three possible portraits of Bessarion
by Piero della Francesca who had known him.
The outer two are from the Legend of the True Cross,
ca. 1466 at Arezzo; the center is from the Flagellation,
ca. 1460. at Urbino.

 

Bessarion with his relic of the True Cross
Gentile Bellini, 1472 - 1473. Accademia, Venice

 

 

 

Bessarion's Relic of the True Cross
Accademia, Venice



Bessarion and his relic of the True Cross.
Gianetto Cordegliaghi, 1540.


 

A book about Bessarion's astrolabe
and Piero della Francesca:



An introduction to David King,
Astrolabes and Angels, Epigrams and Enigmas –
From Regiomontanus' Acrostic for Cardinal Bessarion
to Piero della Francesca's "Flagellation of Christ"




Woodcut of Bessarion: identification needed.


Bessarion's shield as Cardinal.


Silk banner Bessarion brought to Italy, portraying
Manuel, drungarios, half-brother of Manuel II Palaiologos, ca. 1411.
Museo di Palazzo Ducale, Urbino

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