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The Battle of Montaperti was fought on September 4, 1260, between Florence and Siena in Tuscany as part of the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines.
La sconfitta di Montaperti - The defeat of Montaperti, by Niccolo di Giovanni Ventura, 1443 is illustrated with soldiers in 15th century costume.
p9, Florentine mounted knights with standards and trumpeter
p18, armoured infantry, tumpeter, oval shield
p21, Sienese mounted knights with banner and trumpeter
p23, mounted knights, infantry and camp


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15th century Italian soldiers in La sconfitta di Montaperti - The defeat of Montaperti, by Niccolo di Giovanni Ventura, 1443

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Who is in the image on the flag to the right? - A haloed character on horseback. Is he sat on the horse backwards?



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Originally posted by Sidney

Who is in the image on the flag to the right? - A haloed character on horseback. Is he sat on the horse backwards?


Probably a Saint.
As the flag has the coat of arms of Siena, it may be a saint associated with Siena, perhaps San Martino.


He is seated forward in a legs forward style, but facing around to his left rear.  Is there something attacking the back leg of the horse?

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Thanks Druzhina. That really fits, if you are referring to St.Martin of Tours. He had a famous story about him of how he was riding on his horse and met a beggar, and the saint (who was a soldier at the time) cut his cloak in half with his sword and gave one half to the beggar and kept the other half for himself.

This seems to be often represented as St.Martin turning backwards on his horse to face the beggar who stands at the horse's rear -


(14th Century wall painting from the Cathedral of St.Gatien, Tours)

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Yes, the left hand may be bunching a red cloak, a beige blob may be the face of a kneeling(?) beggar.

St. Martin is also often depicted in Italian art, e.g. St. Martin Renounces His Weapons by Simone Martini, 1312-17

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