Caption
Firenze - Museo di S. Marco - La Piazza della Signoria col supplizio di Savonarola - Ignoto del XVI secolo, Photo reproduction of a painting representing the Piazza della Signoria in Florence with the execution of Girolamo Savonarola, photograph, reproduction, page, photographer: Edizioni Brogi (possibly), Florence, after painting by anonymous, c. 1878 - in or before 1888, Tuscany, paper, albumen print, height 95 mm x width 147 mm, square, circus, death penalty, execution, Piazza della Signoria, A sepia-toned rectangular image depicts a wide open square surrounded by buildings and a tall tower; many small figures populate the square, some grouped in clusters, others walking or standing, with a few on horseback and some carrying objects. A large wooden scaffold or platform with a burning pile and a tall pole is positioned near the center, with ladders and people nearby. On the left a domed building and a tall narrow tower rise above dense rows of smaller structures, while on the right a large stone building with arched windows and a columned façade stands beside the tall tower. Hills and scattered buildings appear in the background under a textured sky where two reclining figures on clouds are visible near the top corners. The image has wide pale borders on both sides and a pale margin along the top and bottom.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A79_284
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36.3Mb (8.2Mb) / 14.9in x 9.5in / 4459 x 2846 (300dpi)