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Capture of Cascina
Giorgio Vasari1563/1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The painting shows an episode of the war against Pisa: on the 26th of June 1499 the captain of the Florentine army Paolo Vitelli - appearing in the foreground - besieges Cascina and conquers it in just 26 hours. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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Details
- Title: Capture of Cascina
- 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: w250 x h540 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Presa di Cascina
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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