Naumachia in the Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti

Prints and Drawings

1592

Orazio Scarabelli
Italian, active c. 1580-1600

Orazio Scarabelli’s etching of a mock sea battle staged in the Medici family’s Palazzo Pitti was made to document the 1589 wedding of Christine of Lorraine and Ferdinando de Medici. The artist may not actually have been present at this event, one of the many scheduled over a number of weeks of activities surrounding the marriage. This work packs the viewer into the palace’s courtyard with the rest of the guests, watching in claustrophobic wonder as the Christians eke out a victory over the Turkish forces.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Orazio Scarabelli
Title: Naumachia in the Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1592
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 24.4 × 35.6 cm (9 5/8 × 14 1/16 in.); Sheet: 27.7 × 39.3 cm (10 15/16 × 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund
Reference Number: 2010.52
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