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VERONESE, Paolo: Votive Portrait of Doge Sebastiano Venier

🖼 Votive Portrait of Doge Sebastiano Venier, 1581-82
Oil on canvas
285 × 565 cm
Venice, Italy

Golden light bathes the kneeling Doge in rich silks and jewels, while the Virgin and Child float ethereally above in celestial radiance. Veronese's votive portrait celebrates Venice's naval victory and the ruler's piety through sumptuous color and divine hierarchy.

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