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Pestilence in Florence

Renzo Vespignani1967

Palazzo Pretorio e Casa Boccaccio

Palazzo Pretorio e Casa Boccaccio
Certaldo, Italy

The drawing is inspired by the Florentine pestilence described by Boccaccio in the introduction to day I Of The 'Decameron'. After the war Renzo Vespignani is one of the exponents of the second generation 'realist', he joins the group of 'realism' and 'Portonaccio', dealing with urban subjects (factories and city suburbs).

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  • Title: Pestilence in Florence
  • Creator: Vespignani Renzo
  • Date Created: 1967
  • Physical Dimensions: h 688, w 777 mm
  • Type: drawing
  • Rights: Comune Certaldo
  • Medium: white cardboard
  • Art Genre: cardboard
  • Art Movement: DRAWING
  • Art Form: contemporary art
  • Depicted Person: characters from the Decameron stories
  • Depicted Topic: Decameron stories
Palazzo Pretorio e Casa Boccaccio

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