The taking of Pisa

Unknown (Italian)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1460s
Height:
61.5 cm  (24 3/16 in.)
Width:
205.7 cm  (81 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tempera on poplar panel, with gilding

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Ireland
    [Museum inv. no.: NGI.780]

Description

Amongst the many figures on the battlefield are a trumpeter and a pipe and tabor player. They are located on the left hand side of the panel, near the center.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]
Tabor pipe [6689]
Side drum [2729]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Boydell, Barra. Music and paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985) 22. ISBN 0903162229. RILM 1985-00222.

RIdIM record id

2749