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
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
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