The state vessel Bucentaur moored alongside the Doge's Palace, Venice
Oil painting depicting the state barge Bucentaur (1728), shown at the quayside outside the Doge's Palace, Venice. Napoleon had the Bucentaur destroyed in 1798. The painting has been attributed to Michele Marieschi, but this has been disputed.
Object Details
| ID: | BHC3774 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marieschi, Michele; Marieschi, Michele |
| Vessels: | Bucentaur (1727) |
| Date made: | 18th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection |
| Measurements: | Frame: 690 mm x 890 mm x 90 mm;Painting: 508 mm x 711 mm |