Battle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the background

Battle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the background

Marco Dente

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

After Raphael's designs for the fresco of 'The Battle of the Milvian Bridge' in the Sala di Constantino in the Vatican, painted by Giulio Romano and others.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Battle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the backgroundBattle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the backgroundBattle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the backgroundBattle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the backgroundBattle scene in a landscape with soldiers on horseback and several fallen men, another group of riders in the background

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