# Pope Leo X

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## Artwork

- Artist: [AIMO, Domenico](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aimo-domenico-rbc069e70624ac8>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

In 1514 Aimo received a commission from the Roman senate to execute a statue of Pope Leo X in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome. The statue \(now Rome, Santa Maria in Aracoeli\), resting on a plinth that bears three inscriptions, was installed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori in 1521. The Pope is shown seated, and his face is rendered realistically. The figure as a whole does not have an imposing effect, and even if this were intentional, Aimo&#39;s lack of artistic force can still be felt.

## Related artworks

- [Dormition of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aimo-domenico-rbc069e70624ac8/dormition-of-the-virgin-r10775c74ee2b90>)
- [Left lateral portal](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aimo-domenico-rbc069e70624ac8/left-lateral-portal-rafaa3f9e82245a>)
- [Right lateral portal](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aimo-domenico-rbc069e70624ac8/right-lateral-portal-r55fbdc2dc3ab1c>)
- [View of the façade](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aimo-domenico-rbc069e70624ac8/view-of-the-faade-rbf59841ad95a17>)

## Attribution

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