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Sala 12: L'arte durante la signoria dei Bentivoglio Pinacoteca Nazionale Di Bologna 1500 circa INV 771
Descrizione opera
Giorgio Vasari (1550) relates how Francia was one of the leading artists involved in painting the decoration for Palazzo Bentivoglio, destroyed by an enraged mob in 1507, in the aftermath of the conquest of the city by Pope Julius II. In this description, we read of a scene depicting the biblical story of Judith and Holophernes. This fresco is the only surviving part of that work, probably a detail of the soldiers guarding the Assyrian ruler’s camp.
Scheda tecnica
Inventory Number
771
From
Università
Measures
44x53
Technique
affresco
Date
1500 circa