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Copy after the painting 'Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II' by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo

Painting
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour painting. Scene of a battle, with soldiers fighting on horses in the foreground.


Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • Copy after the painting 'Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II' by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo (popular title)
  • Copy after the painting the Battle between Heraclius and Chosroese by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes, Piero della Francesca in San Francesco Church (Arezzo), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour
Physical description
Watercolour painting. Scene of a battle, with soldiers fighting on horses in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 455mm
  • Image width: 250mm
  • Sheet height: 553mm
  • Sheet width: 358mm
455 x 250 mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil on reverse: C Mariannecci, after Piero della Francesca, 'Drea, of Constantine the Great' 17 7/8 x 9 7/8. Not in A. NG 202.
Object history
Transfered in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society, not published.
Tracing from Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II. Fresco by Piero della Francesca, ca. 1452, in chirch of San Francisco, Arezzo.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • p. 188 Piero della Francesca : indagine su un mito / catalogo a cura di Antonio Paolucci [and five others]. Cinisello Balsamo, Milano : Silvana editoriale, [2016]. 9788836632725
  • Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p. 287
Collection
Accession number
E.100-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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