Doge Francesco Foscari Kneeling before the Lion of St. Mark

Porta della Carta

Creator

Bon, Bartolomeo
Venetian
sculptor
ca. 1440-ca. 1464
Main Work
Palazzo Ducale
Date

1438-1442

Location

Notes

Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.Copy by Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto.
The original sculpture was destroyed in 1797 Napoleonic invasion, only the face of Doge remains. Present sculpture is a 1885 copy by Ferrari after Bon original.

Culture

Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology