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Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 86; Larghezza: 86

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The Porta di San Tommaso, which no longer exists, stood at the fortified western end of the city and was occupied by the Austrians after the signing of the capitulation of Genoa on 6 September 1746. The expulsion of the enemy beyond the walls marked the definitive success of the popular insurrection.
The painting, which is largely popular in taste, is traditionally said to have been executed by a local colourist, Giuseppe Comotto, who is said to have witnessed the uprising from the earliest stages, which in fact appear in his other painting dedicated to the famous gesture of the Balilla, also exhibited in the Museum. The painting depicts the assault and capture of the Porta di San Tommaso in Genoa in 1746.