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Vincenzo Verdejo
Portrait of Pope Pius VIIcirca 1820

Not on view
Circular miniature portrait in a gilt frame topped with papal keys finial, showing an elderly man in a crimson cape and white skullcap in three-quarter view
Micromosaic portrait, close-up of an elderly man in three-quarter profile wearing a white skullcap and red mozzetta with white fur trim, rendered in fine tessellated stone with detailed facial modeling.

Vincenzo Verdejo, Portrait of Pope Pius VII, circa 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Promised Gift of The Marjorie W. Gilbert 2001 Trust, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Vincenzo Verdejo
Italy, Rome, active 1800–1850
Title
Portrait of Pope Pius VII
Date Made
circa 1820
Medium
Glass micromosaic and silver with gilding, gilt frame
Dimensions
Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm); Diameter: 3 5/8 in. (9.21 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Marjorie W. Gilbert 2001 Trust
Accession Number
M.2025.194.7
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design