Equestrian Monument of Niccolò da Tolentino [SEP] creator
Equestrian Monument of Niccolò da Tolentino
The Equestrian Monument of Niccolò da Tolentino (1456) is a fresco painting by the early-Italian Renaissance master Andrea del Castagno, housed in the Florence Cathedral, Italy. Located on the left internal wall of the church, it pairs the adjacent fresco of "Equestrian Statue of John Hawkwood" by Paolo Uccello (1436).
Description.
The work is a fresco painted in monochrome to emulate a marble statue. The condottiero, the Italian Niccolò da Tolentino is depicted riding his
("Metzengerstein") of the 1968 omnibus film "Spirits of the Dead".
In the 4th Episode (Lucrezia's Wedding) of the 2011 TV Series "The Borgias", the London and Louvre panel is shown adorning the dining hall walls of the Florentine Prince when cardinal Della Rovere visits him in Florence.
See also.
- Italian Renaissance painting
- Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood
- "Equestrian Statue of Niccolò da Tolentino"
- "The Annunciation" and "Seven Saints"