Der Gonzaga-Zyklus, Federico I. Gonzaga entsetzt die Stadt Legnano,

um 1578/79

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

262 x 421,5 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal V

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

7307

Acquisition

Aus Schloss Schleißheim

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), Der Gonzaga-Zyklus, Federico I. Gonzaga entsetzt die Stadt Legnano, um 1578/79, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A0GOlwR4dp (Last updated on 17.10.2023)

Shortly after Federico Gonzaga took over the office of captain general of the Milanese troops in 1478 from his father Ludovico, papal troops besieged the town of Legnano that was on Milanese territory. However, when Federico marched towards them, they withdrew without a fight. This dramatic battle scene is, therefore, purely fictional. Originally the equestrian figure in the middle of the picture was the field commander. At the client’s request, Tintoretto later added the protagonist’s physiognomy to the belligerent mounted figure in the foreground.