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The Bucintoro Festival of Venice

Francesco Guardi1727-1793

SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst

SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst
Copenhagen, Danmark

On the Canale di San Marco the barge of the Doge, Il Bucintoro, sails with its stem pointed towards the Riva degli Schiavoni. The pink façade of the Doge’s Palace and the bell tower of St Mark’s Church serve as clear points of reference. On the barge the doge is joined by the ministers of state, older aristocratic representatives from the municipal government, and prominent foreign guests. The waters are crowded by countless gondolas accompanying the distinguished party to the Lido to celebrate the doge’s annual ritual nuptials with the ocean on Ascension Day. A peculiar tradition This peculiar tradition was founded back when Venice was a leading international commercial town. During the ritual, the doge casts a golden ring into the ocean with the words: "In segno di eterno dominio, Noi, Doge di Venezia, ti sposiamo, o mare!" (As a sign of eternal supremacy, we, the Doge of Venice, do marry thou, O Sea!) Francesco Guardi lived and worked in Venice his entire life and made its many festivities and everyday life and manners his favourite theme.

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  • Title: The Bucintoro Festival of Venice
  • Creator: Francesco Guardi
  • Creator Lifespan: 1712 Venezia - 1793 Venezia
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Venezia
  • Creator Birth Place: Venezia
  • Date Created: 1727-1793
  • Værktekst: På Canale di San Marco sejler dogens skib Il Bucintoro med stævnen rettet mod Riva degli Schiavoni med Dogepaladsets rosa facade og Markuskirkens klokketårn som tydelige fikspunkter. Om bord på dogens skib er foruden ham selv statsrådet, andre adelige repræsentanter fra bystyret og prominente udenlandske gæster. I havnebassinet sejler utallige gondoler, som har ledsaget det fornemme selskab ud til Lidoen for at fejre dogens årlige rituelle ægteskabspagt med havet på Kristi himmelfartsdag. En løjerlig tradition Den løjerlige tradition blev grundlagt, dengang Venedig var en førende international handelsby, og ritualet består i, at dogen kaster en gylden ring i havet med ordene: "In segno di eterno dominio, Noi, Doge di Venezia, ti sposiamo, o mare!" (Som tegn på evigt overherredømme gifter vi, Venedigs doge, os med dig, oh hav!) Francesco Guardi virkede hele sit liv i Venedig og gjorde dens mange fester og rige folkeliv til sine foretrukne motiver.
  • Teknik: Olie på lærred
  • Proveniens: Erhvervet 1923
  • Dansk link: http://www.smk.dk/index.php?id=1161
  • Dansk Titel: Bucintoro-festen i Venedig
  • Physical Dimensions: w138 x h98 cm (Without frame)
  • Featured Place: Venezia
  • Provenance: Acquired 1923
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Statens Museum for Kunst, http://www.smk.dk/en/copyright/creative-commons/
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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