House of Loredan
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The House of Loredan is a Venetian noble family of supposed ancient Roman origin, which has played a significant role in shaping the history of the Mediterranean world. A political dynasty, the family
Francesco Loredan, Doge of Venice, appoints Giovanni Tiepolo as the Venetian ambassador to the court of Louis XV of France. Commissione dated 15 March 1760.
Loredan coat of arms (16th century)
A medieval manuscript of the Loredan family
Parchment from the 1350 court case against the heirs of Giovanni Loredan, following the Voyage of the Loredan Brothers. The document formed the centrepiece of the 2025 exhibition "From Venice to Delhi: Six Merchants on the Silk Roads" at the Museum of Oriental Art in Ca' Pesaro, Venice.
Gaius Mucius Scaevola
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Gaius Mucius Cordus, better known with his later cognomen Scaevola, was an ancient Roman youth, possibly mythical, famous for his bravery.
House of Loredan
…claims of ancient origins. In the case of the Loredans, these traditions attributed them an antiquity extending to ancient Rome, connecting them with Gaius Mucius Scaevola and with the town of Loreo. Modern scholarship generally treats these claims as legendary or unsubstantiated, while recognising the family's documented…
Mucius Scævola by Louis-Pierre Deseine, 1791, Louvre Museum
Mucius Scaevola in the Presence of Lars Porsenna by Matthias Stom, (early 1640s), Art Gallery of New South Wales
Mucius Scaevola before Lars Porsenna by Peter Paul Rubens, Pushkin Museum