POWER MADE VISIBLE: POPE SIXTUS IV AS URBIS RESTAURATOR IN QUATTROCENTO ROME From: The Catholic Historical Review | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Blondin, Jill E | Copyright Catholic University of America Press Jan 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

A single medal, commemorating the completion of the bridge, the Ponte Sisto, captures the duality of Pope Sixtus IV's (Francesco della Rovere, 1471-1484) official role as spiritual leader and his chosen role as urban renovator. The medal features a profile portrait of Sixtus surrounded by the words "SEXTVS IIII PONT MAX SACRICVLTOR," while on the back a three-line inscription above a small image of the Ponte Sisto (fig. 1) proclaims "CVRA / RERVM / PVBLICARVM." The obverse depicts Sixtus as t...