Art Funded
The Rise of the Florentines against the Duke of Athens, 1343
© Ashmolean Museum
Luigi Sabatelli (1772 - 1850)
Ashmolean Museum
circa 1830-1840
A vigorous and exciting sheet of studies exploring different approaches to a violent subject, the theme of a bloodthirsty civic revolt in Florence. On the reverse is an extraordinary panoramic view of the surging battle seen from the Loggia dei Lanzi. The subject is from Tuscan medieval history, the rise of the Florentines in 1343 against their despotic ruler Walter VI of Brienne, the 'Duke of Athens'.
- Medium: pen & ink
- Dimensions: 21.3 x 30.5cm
- Art Fund Grant: £3200 ( Total: £6,729)
- ArtFunded in: 2007
- Vendor: Colnaghi
Provenance
Herbert List (1903-1975); Wolfgang Ratjen (1943-1997); Colnaghi.
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