# Famous Persons: Farinata degli Uberti

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/andrea-del-castagno-rb0e627f5e209d1>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Fresco transferred to wood, 250 x 154 cm

## Commentary

Famous Persons: Farinata degli Uberti c. 1450 Fresco transferred to wood, 250 x 154 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence The picture shows one of the three Florentine military commanders represented in the cycle. Farinata degli Uberti was a Florentine nobleman who became the leader of the Florentine Ghibellines, the proimperial party. According to Dante, Uberti alone dissuaded the members of the Ghibelline coalition from razing the city of Florence, which they had just captured.

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- [Christ in the Sepulchre with Two Angels](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/andrea-del-castagno-rb0e627f5e209d1/christ-in-the-sepulchre-with-two-angels-r87c4096c1d2da9>)
- [Christ in the Sepulchre with Two Angels \(synopia\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/andrea-del-castagno-rb0e627f5e209d1/christ-in-the-sepulchre-with-two-angels-synopia-r43bf80220a3fdc>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)