CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-VENICE 1768)
Venice: The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day
1729RCIN 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.