Apotheosis of the battle of Lepanto, Painting is two-fold. On the bottom, the scene depicts the Battle of Lepanto, a large naval endeavor, in which the Ottoman Empire battled and lost to the Catholic Maritime States in 1571. Above this is the second, heavenly in which the personification of Venice is being blessed by Virgin Mary and other saints, surrounded by angels. This second scene illustrates a belief that the victory was due to divine intervention., circa 1571
Scope and Contents
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VERS.0540; Original stamp identifier: Collezione Contini Bonadossi; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Dates
- Creation: circa 1571
Creator
- Paolo Veronese (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Subjects: Paintings; Battle Scenes; Saints; Ships; School: Venice; Style period: Renaissance; Work type: paintings
Full Extent
1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.6; Image width (in.): 7.7in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; worn edges; curling; yellowing; stained; torn; buckling; Print type: toned black and white; Support: canvas
General
Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: attributed; Inscription translation text type:
Source
- R. Accademia, Venice, Italy (Repository, Organization)
Repository Details
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