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Allegory of Fiesole

Giorgio Vasari1563/1565

Palazzo Vecchio Museum

Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy

The town of Fiesole appears in the background, while in the foreground the river Mugnone shows up with a horn filled with fruits, the goddess Diana is holding the banner with the emblem of Fiesole, the god Atlas turned in stone, "per esser quel paese copioso di massi e di cave", "being that area filled with stones and quarries". The pastoral held by the putto alludes to the episcopate. Photo: Simone Lampredi

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  • Title: Allegory of Fiesole
  • 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: 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: w250 x h250 cm (Complete)
  • Period: Mannerism
  • Original title: Allegoria di Fiesole
  • Type: oil painting on wood
  • Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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