Drawing, Gentile Bellini, between 1444 and 1507

Pope alexander iii handing a consecrated sword to doge sebastiano ziani, after bellini; with a procession of guards or soldiers and clerics brush drawing in brown ink, on vellum. Date: between 1444 and 1507. Dimensions: Height: 224 mm; Width: 334 mm (sight measurement). Medium: wool. Depicted People: Pope Alexander III. Collection: British Museum. Drawing (BM 1891,0617.23)