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Coronation of Venice
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Coronation of Venice

Valentin Lefèbvre · 1682 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The personification of the city of Venice thrones on a cloud deck between the two pillars of a balcony and is crowned by an angel. She is surrounded by personifications of Honor, Peace and Abundance and the allegorical figures Hercules, Mercury and Juno. On and under the balcony onlookers watch. Upper part of a print that is part of a 53-print series after paintings by Titian and Veronese.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printcity-crown, mural crownHonour, Glory
Credit lineKroning van Venetië. 1682. Valentin Lefèbvre. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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