This file is a faithful representation of a medallion mosaic inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls which includes the portraits of all the Popes of the Catholic Church since the 1st century. For almost all of those mosaics, the authors are presumably unknown and the mosaics itself date back to circa 1850 (reconstruction of the basilica under the pontificate of Pius IX). As such they fall in the public domain. See popechart.com for documentation.
Note: This template should not be used either for the images of those mosaics whose author –and their death date– is known (use {{PD-old}} instead) and for the most recent medallions, as the latter may still be protected by copyright.
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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Situs librariae huius operis theoretice incerta est quia, in regione originis, librae 70 annos post mortem auctoris durant, et tempus mortis auctoris (vel identitatis auctoris) ignoratur. Attamen tempus creationis operis ante 120 annos superatum fuit, et ideo rationabilis suppositio est librariae exspirasse (vide hic de communitate disceptationis). Obsecro, hoc noli utere si tempus mortis auctoris notum est.
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