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Allegory of Certaldo
Giorgio Vasari1563/1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
Certaldo is represented in the background, while in the foreground there are a judge dressed in an ancient style (to recall the Tribunal once in the area), the goddess Minerva, the symbol of eloquence attributed to Giovanni Boccaccio, born in Certaldo; a pastoral nymph and a putto with the emblem of the town. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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Details
- Title: Allegory of Certaldo
- 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: allegorical subject
- Second artist name (attribution): Jacopo Zucchi
- Second artist death place: Roma
- Second artist death date: 1590
- Second artist birth place: Firenze
- Second artist birth date: 1541
- Physical Dimensions: w250 x h250 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Allegoria di Certaldo
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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