Capture of Porto Ercole

Giorgio Vasari1568/1570

Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy

After the taking of Siena and the Medicean-Imperial troops entering the city on the 21st of April 1555, several Sienese, French and Florentine exiles found refuge in Porto Ercole: yet after a 24-day siege, even this last fortification was forced to surrender. Photo: Simone Lampredi

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Title: Capture of Porto Ercole
Creator Lifespan: 1511 - 1574
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Firenze
Creator Birth Place: Arezzo
Date Created: 1568/1570
painter: Giorgio Vasari
Theme: historical subject
Physical Dimensions: w610 x h760 cm (Complete)
Period: Mannerism
Original title: Presa di Porto Ercole
Type: fresco painting
Rights: Comune di Firenze

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