Gigapixel Art, photography by Ghigo Roli
Mantua, Ducal Palace, The Pisanello Hall:
"Castles, Forests and Animals in a Fantasy Landscape"

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"Castles, Forests and Animals in a Fantasy Landscape" (Northeast Wall), by Pisanello. To the left of the fireplace, immersed in a lush landscape among imaginary castles and woods populated by animal presences, the knights are moving, departing for the search of the Holy Grail. The knights are identified by inscriptions with their names, still partially legible. In addition to Bohort, on this wall and on the following one, are depicted Calibor as Dures Mains, Arfassart li Gros, Malies de l'Espine, Sarduc li Blans, Kallas le Petit, Calaarot le Petit, Patrides au Cercle d’Or. In the centre, a camp with two characters with a regal appearance is noticeable.

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Pisanello - Ducal Palace of Mantua - Arthurian cycle - Holy Grail quest - Knights of the Round Table - Bohort - Calibor as dures mains - Arfassart li Gros - late Gothic fresco - chivalric iconography - Gonzaga dynasty - imaginary castles - knightly identity - 15th-century Italian painting - landscape in medieval art