Braccio da Montone
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1368 Perugia Andrea Fortebraccio | ||||
| Date of death | 5 June 1424 L'Aquila | ||||
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Andrea Fortebraccio, known as Braccio da Montone (Perugia, 1 July 1368 – L'Aquila, 5 June 1424), was an Italian noble and condottiere.
Portraits
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Cristofano dell'Altissimo, Portrait of Andrea Fortebraccio known as Braccio da Montone, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, circa 1552-1568
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Anonymous, Braccio Fortebraccio, Perugia, circa 1600-1610
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Antonio Maria Crespi, Portrait of Andrea Fortebraccio known as Braccio da Montone, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, circa 1600-1630
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Francesco Busti, Portrait of Braccio Fortebraccio, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, 1731
Prints
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Braccio da Montone in a xylography by Tobias Stimmer, 1575
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Braccio da Montone in a lithography by Aliprando Caprioli, 1596
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Braccio da Montone in a chalcography by Francesco Redenti, 1837
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Braccio da Montone in a lithography by Perrin, 1850
Biographical episodes
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Tommaso Bernabei, Pope John XXIII gives to Braccio the command of the papal armies, fresco of Stories from the life of Braccio Fortebraccio da Montone, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, circa 1545-1548
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Tommaso Bernabei, Braccio's victory in the battle of Sant'Egidio, fresco of Stories from the life of Braccio Fortebraccio da Montone, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, circa 1545-1548
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Tommaso Bernabei, Braccio's investiture as Prince of Capua, fresco of Stories from the life of Braccio Fortebraccio da Montone, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, circa 1545-1548
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Tommaso Bernabei, The battle of L'Aquila, fresco of Stories from the life of Braccio Fortebraccio da Montone, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, circa 1545-1548
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Braccio da Montone and Jacopo Caldora face each other with their respective armies under the walls of L'Aquila, in front of the Porta Barete; miniature by an anonymous chronicler and illustrator from L'Aquila, circa 1440
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Portrait of the condottiere Andrea Fortebraccio, known as Braccio da Montone, surrounded by the last moments of his life; illustration by Ariodante Fabretti, 1842
Medals
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Antonio Pisanello, Braccio da Montone and Niccolò Piccinino suckled by the griffin of Perugia, National Museum of Bargello, Florence, circa 1439-1441
Plaques
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Braccio da Montone remembered for the siege he led to the castle of Barisciano in 1424; commemorative plaque by Damiani, 2000
