The work

The bucintoro was the state galley of the Doges of Venice which annually made the journey to the Adriatic to celebrate the Marriage of the Sea, symbolically uniting Venice to the sea. The ceremony took place during the Festa della Sensa, until 1798. There were four large galleys, with the first bucintoro built in 1311. The last, most magnificent, began its service in 1729 under Doge Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo. Depicted by Canaletto and Francesco Guardi, it was 115 feet long, more than 26 feet tall and could seat 90 people. Pushed by 168 oarsmen and 40 sailors, the bucintoro featured a figurehead of Justice and numerous sculptures. The third bucintoro, built in 1601, was decorated with mythical figures and designed following the late Renaissance style, and is the one portrayed here, which was then demolished in 1719.

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Print on handmade Amalfi paper with frame
Sheet size: 30 x 42 cm
With frame: 32 x 44 cm;
Material: work printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with fringed edges, handmade beech wood frame

The Bucentaur, state galley of the Doges of Venice, made the annual journey to the Adriatic to celebrate the Marriage of the Sea, symbolically uniting Venice to the sea. The ceremony took place during the Festa della Sensa until 1798. There were four large galleys, with the first bucentaur built in 1311. The last, most magnificent, began its service in 1729 under Doge Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo. Depicted by Canaletto and Francesco Guardi, it was 115 feet long, more than 26 feet tall and could seat 90 people. Pushed by 168 oarsmen and 40 sailors, the bucentaur featured a figurehead of Justice and numerous sculptures. The third bucentaur, built in 1601, was decorated with mythical figures and designed following the late Renaissance style. In 1719 it was decided to demolish the galley. Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, an eminent baroque cartographer, created a well-known image of the bucentaur.

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