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John VIII Palaeologus on
The Filarete Door
by Antonio Averuline known as Filarete, 1445
Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaeologus came to a council at Florence (1439) to discuss the possible reunification of the Eastern and Western Catholic churches.
Panel 6. The departure of emperor John Paleologus from Constantinople
The central door of St. Peter's Basilica is the oldest. Pope Eugene IV commissioned the Florentine, Antonio Averulino, known as Filarete (1400-1469) to make the two bronze imposts which he completed in 1445.
The bas-reliefs between the main 6 framed panels show scenes from the pontificate of Eugene IV, and representatives at the Council of Ferrara-Florence, summoned in 1438 to reunite the Churches of the East and of the West.
Back to the smaller image of The departure of emperor John Paleologus from Constantinople on the Filarete Door, by Antonio Averuline known as Filarete, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy, 1445