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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

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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