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Enrico Dandolo
A portrait by Tintoretto of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of the Republic of Venice (r. 1192-1205 CE) and prime instigator of the sack of Constantinople in 1204 CE during the Fourth Crusade.
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Crucifixion by Giovanni Bellini
The Crucifixion painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430- 1516 CE). Completed in the mid-1450s CE. (Museo Correr, Venice)
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Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva
As described by the Roman historian Livy (1st century BC), the youthful Massiva was the nephew of a prince of Numidia in present-day Algeria who had supported Scipio Africanus (a Roman general so known because of his conquests in North Africa...
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Nerio I Acciaioli
Nerio I Acciaioli, ruler of the Duchy of Athens (r. 1388-1394 CE) who briefly conquered the Duchy of Neopatras. Illustration from Atene Attica Descritta da suoi Principii sino all’acquisto fatto dall’Armi Venete nel 1687…, Venice, Antonio...
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Venetian Lagoon
The Venetian Lagoon as seen from the bell tower at Torcello. Burano is seen on the neighboring island, while Venice can be glimpsed in the distance.
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Chiron and Achilles by Rinaldo Rinaldi
A sculpture of Chiron and Achilles by Rinaldo Rinaldi, 1817. Cortile della Ca' d'oro, Venice.
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Assumption of the Virgin by Titian
The Assumption of the Virgin altarpiece by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian (c. 1487-1576 CE). Completed 1518 CE for the Church of the Frari in Venice.
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The Alchemists by Pietro Longhi
A 1757 oil-on-canvas painting, The Alchemists, by Pietro Longhi. (Ca' Rezzonico, Venice)
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Moses Drawing Water from the Rock by Tintoretto
The oil painting Moses Drawing Water from the Rock by the Italian Renaissance artist Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE). c. 1577 CE. (Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice)
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Grave of Stravinsky
The grave of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) in Venice.
