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Clemente IV hands his insigna to the captains of the Guelph Part
Giorgio Vasari1563/1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
In 1265 the pope Clement IV, to help the Guelph party's cause - since it supports the Papacy - against the Ghibelline party, donates his own emblem to the knights and captains of the Guelph party, which shows a red hawk in the act of grasping a green dragon. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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- Title: Clemente IV hands his insigna to the captains of the Guelph Part
- 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
- Physical Dimensions: w540 x h250 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Clemente IV dà la sua insegna ai capitani di Parte Guelfa
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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