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Capture of Casole
Giorgio Vasari1563/1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The painting shows an episode of the war against Siena, the taking of Casole, occurred on the 24th of October 1554 after two days of shots from the artillery and the capture of two captains defending the sienese town. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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Details
- Title: Capture of Casole
- 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 Casole
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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