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Battle of Pavia The
Author: Catherine Whistler
Color Illus: 24
ISBN:1-85444-178-7 pp: 24 Published by: Ashmolean Museum |
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| One of the more important roles of art and artists is in telling us who were were~ what our history was like. To this end~ the Ashmolean~ the museum for Oxford University~ has published a series of booklets illustrating and discussing major paintings in its collection. The Siege and Battle of Pavia took place between the French and the forces of Emperor Charles V in February~ 1525. The masterful painting~ by an unknown artist~ includes numerous foot soldiers and horsemen representing phases of the Imperial assaults on the French besiegers. It shows Paris from the north~ with a detailed account~ in a compressed synopsis~ of the main events of the battle. Groups and individuals are identified with numbered labels or by their heraldic banners. Included are notes by the painting conservator who recently competed work on the picture and a chapter on the heraldry used by the artist. | ||||||
