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 (Militär-Verdienstorden Kreuz IV

(Militär-Verdienstorden Kreuz IV

having been shot through the chest

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

40 mm x 64

53 mm (w) x 48

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 (Militär-Verdienstorden Kreuz IVA 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