Commemorative plaque marking the capture of Porto Pisano - section on Vico Dritto Ponticello

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Titolo dell'opera:

Commemorative plaque marking the capture of Porto Pisano - section on Vico Dritto Ponticello

Ambito culturale:

ambito genovese

Object Type:

slab

Epoca:

1290 - 1290 - XIII

Inventario:

MSA 18

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 39; Profondità: 12; Lunghezza: 81,5

Tecnica:

marmo bianco apuano scolpito e inciso

Descrizione:

Originally this stone, the product of a Genoese sculptor, was placed on the façade of a private house in Vico dritto di Ponticello, which went to Porta di S. Andrea, today Porta Soprana, the main entrance to the city from the east. The stone celebrates the victory of the Genoese who, after defeating the Pisans in the naval battle of Meloria (1284), had inflicted a stringent peace agreement on them, which was largely broken. This led to a naval expedition in 1290, aimed at forcing the rival city to respect the pacts: having broken the chains protecting the port, the Genoese devastated it. The chains of the harbour were displayed as a trophy in Genoa in some of the city's important buildings. Bas-relief commemorating the capture of Porto Pisano in 1290. The work reproduces the main topographical features of Porto Pisano (towers, chains), but also focuses on the representation of some Pisans looking out anxiously from the buildings.