# Bust of Pope Gregory XIII

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LANDINI, Taddeo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Bronze

## Commentary

Pope Gregory XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1572 to his death in 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day.

## Related artworks

- [Bust of Pope Sixtus V](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c/bust-of-pope-sixtus-v-r3c72e9f6fb3260>)
- [Fontana delle Tartarughe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c/fontana-delle-tartarughe-r2e9a7eb376345a>)
- [Fontana delle Tartarughe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c/fontana-delle-tartarughe-r439c7b76ec833a>)
- [Fontana delle Tartarughe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c/fontana-delle-tartarughe-r7daa3a18123d26>)
- [Fontana delle Tartarughe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c/fontana-delle-tartarughe-re0f3db47cfc4ce>)
- [Winter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/landini-taddeo-ra3cb912776652c/winter-r0a3d7680bec280>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)