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Tournament scene, fresco in the Palazzo Comunale di San Gimignano, attributed to Azzo di Masetto
Affreschi del Palazzo Comunale di San Gimignano, 1288-1292.
From Il Sabato di San Barnaba. La battaglia di Campaldino 11 giugno 1289-1989, edited by Scramasax, Electa, Milano, 1989, pp. 25-33
Source: Forum Villaggio Medievale
Tournament scenes dedicated to Charles of Anjou, 1292, Azzo of Masetto (active 13th century) fresco, Dante's Hall, People's Palace, San Gimignano (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1990).
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy.
Referenced on p.47, Italian Medieval Armies 1000-1300 by David Nicolle
The armour on wall-paintings made around 1290 in San Gimignano includes some of the earliest representations of hardened leather protection for the arms and legs - cf Plate H1. (in situ Sala di Dante, Museo Civico, San Gimignano)
