Equestrian Monument to Sir John Hawkwood (fresco)
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Equestrian Monument to Sir John Hawkwood is a famous 15th-century fresco in Florence Cathedral depicting the English condottiero on horseback, celebrated as an early Renaissance exploration of perspective and monumental equestrian portraiture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Equestrian Monument to Sir John Hawkwood | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equestrian monument
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fresco ⓘ mural painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Florentine Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1436 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Paolo Uccello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Sir John Hawkwood
NERFINISHED
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armor ⓘ condottiero ⓘ equestrian portrait ⓘ funerary monument ⓘ horse ⓘ mounted figure ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | 14th century military figure ⓘ |
| function | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| genre | equestrian portrait ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | monochrome greenish tones ⓘ |
| hasDimension | large scale ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of Florentine mural painting ⓘ |
| hasType | monumental wall painting ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Florence ⓘ |
| honours | Sir John Hawkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1436 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Renaissance equestrian portraits ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Roman equestrian statues ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInSacredBuilding | Santa Maria del Fiore GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Florence
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Florence Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Sir John Hawkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of perspective in mural painting
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illusionistic architectural setting ⓘ monumental equestrian portraiture ⓘ |
| partOf | interior decoration of Florence Cathedral ⓘ |
| positionInBuilding |
nave of Florence Cathedral
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north wall of nave ⓘ |
| significantEvent | repainting over earlier work ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
condottiero
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mercenary captain ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chiaroscuro
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foreshortening ⓘ linear perspective ⓘ |
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