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The Call to Revolt of the Comuneros During the Enclosure of Juana la Loca - Antonio Gisbert Pérez (Alcoy, 1834 - Paris, 1901), 19th century Valencian school - The scene we see in this work represents the call to the ”Mutiny of the Green Banner” against Charles I. A sort of popular revolt provoked by the high cost of bread that occurred while Spain was suffering the War of the Communities under the confinement of Joanna the Mad, mother of the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. Oil on canvas, dimensions: 75 x 60 cm, dimensions with frame: 100 x 80 cm