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Horse joust in Piazza Santa Croce
Stradanus1561/1562
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The painting is part of a series of views represented with skillful realism by the Flemish Giovanni Stradano: the ancient tradition of jousting was re-introduced in Piazza Santa Croce. In the background, the unfinished façade of the basilica of Santa Croce. Photo: Raffaello Bencini
Details
- Title: Horse joust in Piazza Santa Croce
- Creator Lifespan: 1523 - 1605
- Creator Nationality: Flemish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Firenze
- Creator Birth Place: Bruges
- Date Created: 1561/1562
- painter: Jan Van der Straet (known as Giovanni Stradano)
- Theme: historical subject
- Physical Dimensions: w120 x h88 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Giostra di cavalli in Piazza Santa Croce
- Type: fresco painting
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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