Pope Leo X – a Medici Pope from whom King Manuel I needed to curry favor to continue his imperial expansion in Asia. He was the intended recipient of the gift of Ganda from the Portuguese king.
Raphael
Detail of: Portrait of Pope Leo X and his cousins, cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi, 1518-19, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
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Raphael, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Raphael
Detail of: Portrait of Pope Leo X and his cousins, cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi, 1518-19, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Image Attribution:
Raphael, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons