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Battle Scene Gm-00065701

Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi (Lo Scheggia) (Italian (Florentine), 1406–1486) These fighting knights carry the banners of ancient feuding empires--SPQR, the banner of ancient Rome, at the left, and the dragon, that of Gaul, at the right--yet they wear contemporary gold and silver Florentine armor and joust like Florentine knights of the 1400s. The brilliant colors and simplified geometric shapes make the armored steeds look much like rocking-horses, creating a resplendent yet artificial, fairy-tale battle scene. Despite the flatness of the sumptuous painted fabrics and the mere outlines of the horses' bodies--aside from the elegantly foreshortened white horse at the right--their hooves appear to exist in three-dimensional space.

Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi knew about battles, for he was once a mercenary soldier, but he did not intend this scene as a realistic depiction of warfare. The panel originally formed the front of a cassone, or wedding chest.



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High Quality Wood Framed Print using museum quality paper and archival inks with a mat for a contemporary look. Comes with Acrylite glazing and hanging hardware. These are made in USA or Europe depending upon your location.

Stretched Canvas is stretched over 1.25" thick pine bars and printed on heavy cotton/poly matte finish canvas. Comes with mounting brackets. These are made in USA or Europe depending upon your location.

Giclee Prints are printed on 250 gsm Matte Paper with the finest archival inks. Each print carries a white border around the perimeter. The listed size refers to the overall paper dimensions. The image is printed proportionally within this paper size and includes a small white border. These are made in USA or Europe depending upon your location.

Our Note Cards are all printed on 100% cotton tree-free paper. This is the finest acid free archival art paper available made especially for us. All Cards include a recycled kraft envelope or premium FSC Ivory envelope in a protective sleeve individually hand wrapped for you.

All of our images are digitized from the original or negative.
Artwork in this collection is from The J. Paul Getty Museum. Reproduction rights are reserved by the copyright owner and used under license by Archivea.

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