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Marriage of the Sea ceremony
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The Marriage of the Sea ceremony was a major maritime event in the Republic of Venice commemorated on Ascension Day. It symbolized the maritime dominion of Venice and was manifested by the throwing of
The Bucentaur near San Nicolò di Lido by Francesco Guardi
The Bucentaur near San Nicolò di Lido by Francesco Guardi
The Departure of Bucentaur for the Lido on Ascension Day by Francesco Guardi
The Departure of Bucentaur for the Lido on Ascension Day by Francesco Guardi
Launching ring for corvette Cristoforo Colombo (1892). Marriage of the Sea ceremony (Sposalizio del Mare). Naval History Museum, Venice
Launching ring for corvette Cristoforo Colombo (1892). Marriage of the Sea ceremony (Sposalizio del Mare). Naval History Museum, Venice
The Return of the Bucentaur to the Molo on Ascension Day by Canaletto
The Return of the Bucentaur to the Molo on Ascension Day by Canaletto
Bucentaur
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The bucentaur was the ceremonial barge of the doges of Venice. It was used every year on Ascension Day up to 1798 to take the doge out to the Adriatic Sea to perform the "Marriage of the Sea" – a cere
Marriage of the Sea ceremony
…Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) evokes the ceremony as a "fundamental" rite for ancient Venice. The ceremony begins with the bucentaur docking at the Môle in front of the Doge's Palace. The doge of Venice boards the sovereign galley dressed in full regalia: a mantle of gold and silver…
An anonymous miniature, Sbarco dal Bucintoro del doge Sebastiano Ziani al Convento della Carità (The Doge Sebastiano Ziani Disembarking from the Bucen
An anonymous miniature, Sbarco dal Bucintoro del doge Sebastiano Ziani al Convento della Carità (The Doge Sebastiano Ziani Disembarking from the Bucentaur for the Convent of Charity, 16th century)
Sebastian Vrancx's Trionfo sul Bucintoro in Bacino San Marco di Morosina Morosini Grimani (The Triumphal Entry of Morosina Morosini-Grimani on the Buc
Sebastian Vrancx's Trionfo sul Bucintoro in Bacino San Marco di Morosina Morosini Grimani (The Triumphal Entry of Morosina Morosini-Grimani on the Bucentaur into St. Mark's Basin, 17th century)
A bucentaur, from the Folger Shakespeare Library's copy of Giacomo Franco's Habiti d'hvomeni et donne venetiane (Dress of Venetian Men and Ladies, 160
A bucentaur, from the Folger Shakespeare Library's copy of Giacomo Franco's Habiti d'hvomeni et donne venetiane (Dress of Venetian Men and Ladies, 1609?)