Venice, Kingdom Of Lombardy. An Oil Painting Depicting The Bridge Of Fists, C.1845 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 53 mm (w) x 48

53 mm (w) x 48

the reverse is marked “ALFRED LEHNER HAMBURG GES GESCH” with a horizontal pinback

mounted to a gilt zinc cross

Constructed of blackened aluminum

having been shot through the chest

Venice, Kingdom Of Lombardy. An Oil Painting Depicting The Bridge Of Fists, C.1845 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 53 mm (w) x 48A well preserved oil on wood painting depicting Pietro Liberis classic Ponte dei Pugnia (Bridge of Fists), originally presented as an oil on canvas image. Hand painted directly onto a wooden base, the scene consists of a simplified but recognizable rendering of the original image, depicting competing Venetian political factions engaging in a melee, with individuals being thrown into the water below. It is unsigned and riveted into a dark brown