Man with a Mace
Technical Details
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Title
Man with a Mace -
Author
Donato Bramante (Donato di Pascuccio) -
Year
c. 1486 -
Dimensions
cm 300 x 127 -
Inventory
1238 -
Room
X
Bramante painted his Men at-Arms for poet and ducal aide Gasparo Visconti’s residence, many rooms of which were adorned with paintings. The room known as the “Barons’ Chamber”, covered in painted architecture conjuring up a Classical environment with marble and tall vases, contained a cycle of huge figures, only two of which have survived intact. The cycle’s powerful illusionism and well-characterised figures were to have a huge impact on Lombard art.
