In Bust of Giovanni Battista Santoni, how is the Background discussed?
In 1568, Santoni was consecrated Bishop of Alife. In 1586, he was appointed the Bishop of Tricarico. In 1590, immediately after ascending the papal throne, Pope Sixtus V appointed Santoni his majordomo. Two years later, Santoni died. When Santoni's nephew was appointed to the bishopric in 1610, he commissioned the posthumous portrait of his uncle.
majordomo Pope Sixtus V