He discovered that in the 13th century the Lungarno, the street on the north side of the River Arno between the Ponte Vecchio ( seen in the background ) and the Ponte Santa Trinita, was paved with bricks and that there were shops in the area; these are shown in the painting.
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Blume's works often portrayed destruction and restoration simultaneously . " Recollection of the Flood " ( 1969 ) depicted the victims of the 1966 Flood of the River Arno in Florence along with restorers at work . " The Metamorphoses " ( 1979 ) invoked the Greek legend of Deucalion and Pyrrha, who repopulated the earth after a deluge.
