Title: Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502–1585, pope 1572), Promulger of the Gregorian Calendar
Object type: Medal
Date: 1579
Artist: Medalist: Giovanni V. Melon 
Artist bio: Italian, active ca. 1570–90
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (44 mm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Profiles, term: Dragons, term: Popes