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

Artist: Baldassare Calamai (Penciller)

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Title:	Baldassare Calamai (1787-1851) Battle of Campaldino pencil drawing
Artist:	Baldassare Calamai (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	124
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	4/17/2025
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Here is the other Calamai drawing I have.

Artist: Baldassare Calamai (1787-1851)
Title: Battaglia di Campaldino [Battle of Campaldino]
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
The Battle of Campaldino was fought on 11 June 1289 between the Guelphs, predominantly Florentines, and the Ghibellines, predominantly from Arezzo. Dante Alighieri and Cecco Angiolieri, among others, took part in it.

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 4/17/2025

I feel for the horse the most. It doesn't know what we are fighting for, but must die for a cause. It's so great with the crosshatches lending more emotional depth to the suffering.

Steel Shredder
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 4/18/2025

Marcus Wai wrote:

I feel for the horse the most. It doesn't know what we are fighting for, but must die for a cause. It's so great with the crosshatches lending more emotional depth to the suffering.

Thanks. Yes well said about the horses, but many people also die with no real understanding of the politics behind the scene.

Corey Rust
Member Since 2023

2 - Posted on 5/1/2025

Marcus Wai wrote:

I feel for the horse the most. It doesn't know what we are fighting for, but must die for a cause. It's so great with the crosshatches lending more emotional depth to the suffering.

I agree about the horse Marcus..but it is said that war horses were bred for their brutality...if a horse was too nice it didn't become a war horse...I think I read somewhere that when a battle was imminent a great war horse got excited and was extremely difficult to hold back from rushing in to kill people.

Corey Rust
Member Since 2023

1 - Posted on 5/1/2025

First saw the picture... was like , wow this looks like a medieval drawing... then I read the artist date lol. Wasn't expecting to see something so old on CAF

Simply amazing piece!

Steel Shredder
Member Since 2022

Posted on 5/1/2025

Corey Rust wrote:

First saw the picture... was like , wow this looks like a medieval drawing... then I read the artist date lol. Wasn't expecting to see something so old on CAF

Simply amazing piece!

Thank you! Glad you liked the image, I also have another Calamai uploaded on CAF. I have many older artworks alongside Conan and more modern stuff. If you look in my galleries you will see 18th century works with the oldest around 1700. These artists were illustrators alongside being painters etc in their times, and no doubt would have done comic's if they had existed. You can also view the first published image of Frankenstein in a book. Anyway thank you.

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