A panegyric or praise poem is a formal public speech or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing. The original panegyrics were speeches delivered at public events in ancient Athens
Title page of the Panegyric of Leonardo Loredan (1503), created in honour of Leonardo Loredan, 75th Doge of Venice, now in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
Leonardo Loredan was a Venetian nobleman and statesman who reigned as the 75th Doge of Venice from 1501 until his death in 1521. As a wartime ruler, he was one of the most important doges in the histo
Panegyric
…Title page of the Panegyric of Leonardo Loredan (1503), created in honour of Leonardo Loredan, 75th Doge of Venice, now in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore A panegyric (US: or UK: ) or praise poem is a formal public speech or written verse…
Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501)
Statue of Leonardo Loredan in the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Doge Leonardo Loredan with Four Sons, by Giovanni Bellini, 1507, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.
Allegory of the Victory over the League of Cambrai, by Palma il Giovane, featuring Doge Leonardo Loredan