Sebastiano Venier
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Sebastiano Venier was the 86th Doge of Venice from 11 June 1577 to 3 March 1578. He is best remembered in his role as the Venetian admiral at the Battle of Lepanto.
Sebastiano Venier at the Battle of Lepanto. Painting by Tintoretto
The Victors of Lepanto (from left: John of Austria, Marcantonio Colonna, Sebastiano Venier)
Votive Portrait of Doge Sebastiano Venier by Veronese
Funeral effigy in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo
Giacomo Foscarini
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Giacomo Foscarini, also spelled Jacopo Foscarini, was a merchant, statesman and admiral of the Republic of Venice.
Foscarini's funerary monument in the Carmini depicts him as a Captain General of the Sea
Palazzo Foscarini across from the Carmini, built by Giacomo
Detail from Andrea Vicentino's painting depicting Henry III's arrival in Venice. Foscarini is behind the papal nuncio.
Bodleian Library, MS Barocci 170, folio 2r