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LOMBARDO, Pietro: Monument of Pietro Mocenigo

🖼 Monument of Pietro Mocenigo, 1476-81
Istrian stone and marble
Venice, Italy

Soaring marble architecture frames a military commander in relief, his figure flanked by classical columns and sculptural reliefs celebrating martial prowess. Lombardo's monument revolutionized Venetian Renaissance tomb design, merging Roman triumphal imagery with Christian devotion to honor the republic's greatest naval hero.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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