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ID number: BIRBI-55.15 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Bazicaluva, Ercole (about 1600 - after 1641) Title / Object name: View of the ancient Piazza di San Nicola, Pisa, with Alfea showing reverence to Vittoria della Rovere Object type: Print Place made: Pisa Culture: Italian Date made: about 1639 Materials: Etching Measurements: Paper: 285 x 435 mm; mount: 516 x 629 mm Provenance: Purchased from Messrs. P & D. Colnaghi, August 1955, for £15 |
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This hectic scene captures the vibrant festival celebrating the arrival of Vittoria della Rovere, wife of Ferdinand II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Pisa in 1639. The pageant includes a military-style procession and costumed figures. Alfea, the female embodiment of Pisa, rides on a chariot on the far right. The flags framing the composition emphasise the theatricality of the scene. Bazicaluva was a draughtsman and engraver who specialised in military scenes and landscapes. He trained in Florence and was influenced by Callot and della Bella. Notes: Formerly called Triumphal Carriages in the Piazza dei Cavalieri, Pisa. |
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