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[On Ascension Day the doge marries the Adriatic sea using this vessel, the bucentaur]
[On Ascension Day the doge marries the Adriatic sea using this vessel, the bucentaur] Nel giorno dell'Ascensione il Sereniss:mo Principe si porta a spossar l'Adriatico mare conquesto aureo Naviglio detto Il Bucintoro.
Ant.o Canaletto del. Appo Lodovico Furlanetto aope il Ponte dei Bareteri 1790
Engraving with large margins, platemark 250 x 370mm (9¾ x 14½").
The bucentaur, used in Venice up until 1798 to perform the ritual 'Marriage of the Sea'. It was depicted in paintings by Canaletto and Francesco Guardi, and was such a symbol of Venetian life that Napoleon ordered its destruction in 1798 to symbolize his conquest after Ludovico Manin surrendered to him.
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