View of Genoa in 1481

1922

Cristoforo Grassi, active in Genoa in the late 15th century

3486

Unità di misura: m; Altezza: 2.22; Larghezza: 4.08

222 x 408 cm

The painting is the most famous of the works representing medieval Genoa. Copy of a lost fresco, which was to celebrate the completion of a monumental work of the extension of the Old Pier: which, together with the ancient lighthouse, occupies the central part of the painting. The port arch and the city fan out over it as a crown. Below a flotilla of galleys celebrate the return of Paolo Fregoso - cardinal and doge of Genoa - from Otranto, where he had participated in the expedition against the Turks who had besieged the city. The central part of the painting depicts Genoa's Old Pier together with the ancient lighthouse. It is surrounded by the port arch and the city that fans out around it. Below, a fleet of galleys celebrates the return of Paolo Fregoso – cardinal and doge of Genoa – from Otranto, where he had taken part in the expedition against the Turks who were besieging the city.