Siege of Florence 1530 / Vasari

Siege of Florence, August 1530 (Imperial troops besiege the republic of Florence in order to force the return of the Medici). "The siege of Florence". Fresco, c. 1560, by Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574). Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Sala di Clemente VII.

ID

AKG164495

ProductionDate

1560

EventDate

1530-08

Credit line

akg-images / Erich Lessing

Photographer

Erich Lessing

Artist

Giorgio Vasari

Technique

Painting

Mural Painting

Fresco

Time period

16th century

2nd millennium A.D.

Topic

Siege

History

Military

Renaissance

Ornamental Art

Mannerism

Grotesque

City View

Italian Art

Location

Florence

Italy

Palazzo Vecchio

Sala di Clemente VII

Person

Alessandro de' Medici

Charles V Emperor

Erich Lessing (photographer)

High

4961 × 2390 (33.9 MB) 42.0 cm × 20.2 cm @ 300 dpi

Lossless

7815 × 3765 (84.2 MB) 66.2 cm × 31.9 cm @ 300 dpi