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for.i He was of middle height, and had a very healthy colour,
while his friendly and cheerful countenance showed no trace
of the severe gravity and unapproachable haughtiness of his
predecessor. His nose was slightly aquiline, his forehead was
high, and his short beard was tinged with grey, while his
brilliant grey-blue eyes told of a sanguine temperament, which
was clearly shown in his vivacious, impetuous, and often
precipitate utterances,^ as well as in his almost incredible
activity. The impatience with which, in spite of all his
geniality and kindness, he listened to the explanations of
others, constantly interrupting them with remarks, was very
1 C/. *Avviso di Roma of June 20, 1560 (Urb. 1039, p. 176b,
Vatican Library). Concerning the appearance of Pius IV., and
his character, cf. Mocenigo, 61 seq. ; Girol. Soranzo, 120 seq.
See also Massarelli in Merkle, II., 341, and Panvinius, Vita Pii
IV. (last edition ; cf. Appendix No. 37). Of more recent writers
see MtJLLER, 234 seqq., 242 ; Susta, Pius IV., 36 seqq. ; Kurie I.,
XXX seq. The life size oil painting of Pius IV. which is in the
possession of the Ambrosiana, is reproduced in San Carlo, 34.
Another good portrait, which comes from Hohenems, is in the
Castle of Frischenberg, at Bistrau, in Bohemia. The magnificent
copper plate engraving (with bust to the right by Ant. Lafreri
{cf. Hartig in the Hist. Jahrbuch, XXXVIII , 299) can probably
be traced back to a picture of the same period. The copper
plate engravings by H. Cock and F. van Hiilsen (both busts to the
right, the former with tiara) as well as those of Nic v. Aelst and
A. Loemans (both half-length figures turned to the right), of
which there are excellent examples in the Kaiserl. Familien-
Fideikommiss Library at Vienna, are good portraits of the Pope.
The beautiful medal by the Milanese, G. A. Rossi, is well reproduced
in MuNTZ, III , 242, and that of L. Leone, belonging to the
first years of the pontificate, in Plon, Leoni, PL 33, No. 5 ;
cf. p. 268. The bust of Pius IV. is an excellent piece of work.
Tomb in S. Maria degli Angeli in Rome. Concerning the statue
of Pius IV. in the Cathedral at Milan, the work of Angelo de
Marinis, see Calvi, Fam. Milan., PL 15 ; Escher,
176 ; illustrated
also in Ricci, Kunst in Oberitalien, 198.
^Examples in Pallavicini, 17, 3, 7; 17, 8, 8, and Sickel,
Konzil. 355.
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