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Eugenio IV disembarks at Leghorn to take refuge in Florence
Giorgio Vasari1563/1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The painting shows the arrival of the pope Eugenio IV in Leghorn, after escaping from Rome for a people's uprising, in 1434. A few days later the pope arrives in Florence, where he will end up staying until 1443 choosing as his seat the convent of Santa Maria Novella. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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- Title: Eugenio IV disembarks at Leghorn to take refuge in Florence
- Creator Lifespan: 1511 - 1574
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Arezzo
- Date Created: 1563/1565
- painter: Giorgio Vasari
- Theme: historical subject
- Second artist name: Jan Van der Straet (known as Giovanni Stradano)
- Second artist death place: Firenze
- Second artist death date: 1605
- Second artist birth place: Bruges
- Second artist birth date: 1523
- Physical Dimensions: w540 x h250 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Eugenio IV sbarca a Livorno per rifuguarsi a Firenze
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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