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Defeat of Radagasio below Fiesole
Giorgio Vasari1563/1565
Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy
The painting shows the defeat of the Ostrogots, besieged and beat by the Romans in the surroundings of Fiesole in the year 405. The Ostrogots were ruled by the king Radagasio, the Romans - supported by auxiliary troops - were commanded by Stilicone. Photo: Simone Lampredi
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- Title: Defeat of Radagasio below Fiesole
- 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: w540 x h250 cm (Complete)
- Period: Mannerism
- Original title: Sconfitta di Radagasio sotto Fiesole
- Type: oil painting on wood
- Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
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