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Processie van de doge van Venetië
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
The processions of the Doge in Venice included six long silver trumpets. These legendary musical instruments, reserved exclusively for the Doge, were bestowed upon the city by Pope Alexander III in 1177 as a reward for the bravery of Doge Ziani, who defended the papacy against German invaders. The trumpets and their sound were a traditional symbol of authority, civic pride, and triumph.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-9418G
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
