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Baldassare Calamai (1787-1851) Battle of Montaperti pencil drawing

Artist: Baldassare Calamai (Penciller)

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Pen & ink prelim sold at Florence auction

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Title:	Baldassare Calamai (1787-1851) Battle of Montaperti pencil drawing
Artist:	Baldassare Calamai (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	117
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	4/10/2025
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Artist: Baldassare Calamai (1787-1851)
Title: Battaglia di Montaperti [Battle of Montaperti]
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper
Size: 270 x 360mm
Signed: no, inscribed with artist and title (in the margin).
Notes:
Christie’s auction sticker, numbered #154 on the back
Preliminary pen & ink signed drawing of the main character sold at a Florence, Italy auction, 13 Dec, 2016.
The Battle of Montaperti was fought at Montaperti, a few kilometers southeast of Siena, on 4 September 1260, between Ghibelline troops led by Siena and Guelph troops led by Florence.

Calamai never achieved the greatness he was projected to achieve due to his gambling and debauchery.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/10/2025

Very finely done to capture the tone and theme of the battle at the front lines with the fallen soldiers strewn about and weapons about to strike. Age has been kind and we still see the pencils able to bring us an image as if it was recorded from history over 500 years before.

Steel Shredder
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 4/11/2025

Marcus Wai wrote:

Thank you!

I have another battle scene by Calamai and I will put that up next week. The front line is a place none of us would want to be. This image captures the fatalities alongside the victors taking centre ground.

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