# The Battle of Mongiovino

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## Artwork

- Artist: [COURTOIS, Jacques](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/courtois-jacques-r236e5a8321b750>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 138 x 276 cm

## Commentary

The painting is one of a series of battle pieces representing the victories of the patron, in this instance against the troops of Pope Urban VIII in 1643. The painting is signed in the centre by the Italian name of the artist: Iacomo Cortesi. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 12 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/biber\_battle.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Battle, suite&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Battle between Christians and Moslems](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/courtois-jacques-r236e5a8321b750/battle-between-christians-and-moslems-r65bd54e58174f5>)
- [Cavalry Attack](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/courtois-jacques-r236e5a8321b750/cavalry-attack-r7a7b0ac6e3a966>)
- [Cavalry Battle between Christians and Turks](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/courtois-jacques-r236e5a8321b750/cavalry-battle-between-christians-and-turks-r02ef419b377c2d>)
- [Cavalry Battle between Christians and Turks](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/courtois-jacques-r236e5a8321b750/cavalry-battle-between-christians-and-turks-r5e85e6c732e66f>)
- [The Battle of Podhajce](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/courtois-jacques-r236e5a8321b750/the-battle-of-podhajce-r602aaa56726631>)

## Attribution

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