The Daily Question
What is the designer error in the 1955 Vatican City Pope Nicholas issue?
5th Centenary of the Death of Pope Nicholas V
Scott 197-199 (1955)
1. the tiara is wrong
2. the finger positioning is incorrect
3. the Papal vestments are incorrect
4. the halo is wrong
Your answer was: the halo is wrongYou are correct!!
Answer: The answer to this question about the Pope Nicholas V stamps is obtained by reading Vatican Notes from 1955:
Edmondo Pizza used a detail of the fresco "The Farewell of St. Lawrence" for the design of the stamps. This painting was executed by Fra Angelico, and like the fresco used for the Fra Angelo commemoratives is found in the Vatican Museums.
When Fra Angelico painted the scenes of the lives of Saint Stephen and Lawrence in this chapel he incorporated the effigy of Pope Sixtus II in a number of his works. As there are likenesses of Sixtus II in existence, Fra Angelico used the features of the reigning pontiff, Pope Nicholas V, in his frescos. That is why the original painting identifies the depicted pontiff as Sixtus II.
Pope Sixtus II, portrayed in the Farewell of St Lawrence was canonized a saint. In the frescoes, Fra Angelico included a halo to denote this. When Edmondo Pizzi copied the detail he failed to realize that Pope Nicholas, was NOT canonized and included the halo in the design of the stamps. This is a designer's error. Collectors are reminded that he should NOT be referred to as Pope St. Nicholas V, but simply Pope Nicholas V.
Frescos by Fra Angelo from the Vatican Chapel of Pope Nicholas
Scott # 1241-44 (2003)
Sources:
• "Pope Nicholas V Releases" Vatican Notes Volume IV Number VIII December 1955 - January 1956 Pages 1 &2
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| 5th Centenary of the Death of Pope Nicholas V Scott 197-199 (1955) | ||
1. the tiara is wrong
2. the finger positioning is incorrect
3. the Papal vestments are incorrect
4. the halo is wrong
2. the finger positioning is incorrect
3. the Papal vestments are incorrect
4. the halo is wrong
Your answer was: the halo is wrong
You are correct!!
Answer: The answer to this question about the Pope Nicholas V stamps is obtained by reading Vatican Notes from 1955:
Frescos by Fra Angelo from the Vatican Chapel of Pope Nicholas
Scott # 1241-44 (2003)
Sources:
• "Pope Nicholas V Releases" Vatican Notes Volume IV Number VIII December 1955 - January 1956 Pages 1 &2
Edmondo Pizza used a detail of the fresco "The Farewell of St. Lawrence" for the design of the stamps. This painting was executed by Fra Angelico, and like the fresco used for the Fra Angelo commemoratives is found in the Vatican Museums.
When Fra Angelico painted the scenes of the lives of Saint Stephen and Lawrence in this chapel he incorporated the effigy of Pope Sixtus II in a number of his works. As there are likenesses of Sixtus II in existence, Fra Angelico used the features of the reigning pontiff, Pope Nicholas V, in his frescos. That is why the original painting identifies the depicted pontiff as Sixtus II.
Pope Sixtus II, portrayed in the Farewell of St Lawrence was canonized a saint. In the frescoes, Fra Angelico included a halo to denote this. When Edmondo Pizzi copied the detail he failed to realize that Pope Nicholas, was NOT canonized and included the halo in the design of the stamps. This is a designer's error. Collectors are reminded that he should NOT be referred to as Pope St. Nicholas V, but simply Pope Nicholas V.
Frescos by Fra Angelo from the Vatican Chapel of Pope Nicholas
Scott # 1241-44 (2003)
Sources:
• "Pope Nicholas V Releases" Vatican Notes Volume IV Number VIII December 1955 - January 1956 Pages 1 &2