Stefano Ussi Date second half of 19th century
Medium Oil sketch on glass
Dimensions Height: 41 cm (16.1 in). Width: 45 cm (17.7 in).
cjr The Execution of Savonarola Italian, 1822-1901,Italian painter. He received his formal training at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence (1837-50, expelled 1838-40) under Tommaso Gazzarini (1790-1853), Pietro Benvenuti and Giuseppe Bezzuoli. In 1854 he won a scholarship to study in Rome and for several years worked on the large-scale painting that established his reputation, the Expulsion of the Duke of Athens from Florence