# View of the Piazza Signoria with Fireworks on St John's Day [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Detached fresco, 193 x 229 cm ## Commentary The fresco, originally located above the fireplace in the main hall of the Archbishop's Palace, and removed in 1894, shows a view of Piazza Signoria during the display of fireworks given to celebrate the festival of St John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence. <p> <table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor="\#99cccc"> <tr valign=middle><td><img src="/support/gif/listen.gif" border=0 valign=middle> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 18 minutes\):<br><a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/18\_cent/handel\_fireworks.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><b>Handel: Fireworks Music</b></a> </td></tr></table> ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()