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Stefano della Bella

Joust held in Florence for the arrival of the archduke of Austria, an oval arena with many horsemen and pedestrians, spectators in carriages in the foreground, a row of houses at center in the background, from 'Combattimento e balletto a cavallo'

ca. 1624
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20 × 28.3 cm (7.9 × 11.1 in)

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