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Details of gondola on a Venice canal
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CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-VENICE 1768)

Venice: The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day

1729

RCIN 907451

The Doge's galleon, the Bucintoro, is seen at anchor next to the Doge's palace, probably for the ceremony of the ‘Marriage of the Sea’, held each Ascension Day to celebrate Venice’s maritime dominance. Canaletto painted this subject many times.

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