Sujet

Monument of Roger of Lauria.

Légende

Roger of Lauria (Lauria, c.1245-Valencia, 1305). Italian admiral in Aragonese service. Commander of the fleet of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Roger of Lauria depicted during a naval battle at the time of boarding. Inscription: Approached by Guillermo Carner meets him and crosses him with a blow of a weapon called azcona, 1285. Right side bas-relief in bronze (150 x 70 cm). Monument to Roger of Lauria, by Catalan sculptor Felix Ferrer i Galceran (1843-1912) in 1887. It was placed in the Rambla Nova of Tarragona in 1889. Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

Date

1889

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG21A14_051

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,4Mo (2,9Mo) / 53,6cm x 22,2cm / 6328 x 2620 (300dpi)

Mots clés

13th century 14th century 19th century Aragonese service Catalonia Crown of Aragon Europa Felix Ferrer i Galceran Guillermo Carner Middle Ages Roger de Lauria Tarragona admiral armour azcona bas-relief battle boarding commander crossbow fighting fleet helmet history medieval monument naval relief scene shield soldiers tactician war weapons