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Allegory of Certaldo

Giorgio Vasari1563/1565

Palazzo Vecchio Museum

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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  • 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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