A Naval Battle by Spinello Aretino, Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, 1406-7

Spinello painted this fresco in 1406-7, in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena in honour of Pope Alexander III who was Sienese. The battle (Punta San Salvatore) which it allegedly commemorates, between Papal/Venetian and Imperial forces, never actually took place. It was painted for diplomatic purposes - for the glory of the Pope.

Back to the smaller image of a fresco of a Naval Battle by Spinello Aretino, Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, 1406-7