Fragment of an official document from the Republic of Venice; it
contains an illuminated page and a part of the index of the
“commissione” of Cristoforo Duodo, procurator of San Marco de
ultra from 1491 until 1496. After the doge, the procurators held
the highest office in the Serenissima; upon their election, they
had capitularies drawn up, usually illuminated, containing their
oath and the list of their “commissione,” i.e., of the specific
tasks to which they committed themselves by their oath. This
fragment follows 21 commissions of Venetian procurators from the
15th century; it is distinguished from the others by its
illumination, which is attributed to a high-level Venetian master
trained in the circle of Leonardo Bellini, and also by the rare
depiction of the patron saint of not only the procurator, but also
his wife.
Place
Preferred form
Venice (Veneto, Italy)
Original form
Venice
Other form
Venise
Venise (?)
Italie (Venise ?).
Venetia
Italy, Venice
Venetian Workshop
[Venice]
Italy, Florentine Venice
Venetian
Venice (Italy)
Hieronymus Mazza, van Venetië (1550) ; Chistophorus Masinus (17e eeuw)
