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Old Master Paintings Part 1

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Detailabbildung Lot 253

JOSEPH HEINTZ THE YOUNGER,

CA. 1600 AUGSBURG – CA. 1678 VENICE

Der Doge Nicolò Sagredo vollzog die Zeremonie 1676,

also wenig vor dem Tode des Malers. Zuletzt wurde es

am 25. Mai 1729 mit dem Dogen Alvise III. Mocenigo

inszeniert. Nach der Revolution endete der Brauch. Die

Truppen Napoleons suchten bei der Zerstörung des

Schiffes vergeblich ihr Glück nach Bergung des Blattgoldes.

Noch Goethe hatte das Schiff gesehen. A.R.

Provenienz:

Privatsammlung.

Anmerkung:

Ein weiteres seltenes Bildbeispiel findet sich in

der Galleria Estense in Modena, dem Maler Luca

Carlevarijs zugeschrieben.

Literatur:

Vgl. Alexander Rauch, Der Ring des Dogen, in:

Mythos und Macht, Leipzig 2024.

Vgl. Julia Niewind, Joseph Heintz d.J. und die

Zeremonien der Serenissima – Die venezianische

Festkultur des 17. Jahrhunderts im Werk eines

Augsburger Malers. Diss., Universität Trier 2017.

(1390205) (11)

THE BUCENTAUR DURING THE FEAST

OF RESURRECTION IN VENICE

Oil on canvas.

58 x 74.4 cm.

Accompanied by an expert’s report by Dario Succi,

Gorizia.

The depiction surprises with an almost mysterious

ambience, in that the Doge’s magnificent barge, the

“Bucintoro“, stands out as if illuminated against the

dark background of the water, surrounded by numerous

ships and gondolas. The painting depicts a feast

day, a mythical tradition celebrated in Venice since the

12th century. Every year, for the festival of the Resurrection

of Christ, the Doge and his entourage sailed

from the Grand Canal towards the sea in this stately

ship to ceremoniously throw a gold ring into the water.

This mythical act was considered a symbol of the

marriage of the city of Venice and the Adriatic Sea in

the hope that Venice’s naval power would protect the

entire Adriatic and also as a mythical support against

wars and the threat from Turkey.

€ 40.000 - € 80.000

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