Doge Francesco Foscari Kneeling before the Lion of St. Mark

Porta della Carta

Venice and Its Lagoon
Palazzo Ducale
Image
ven_doge_palace_3079
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Creator

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

1438-1442

Location

Venice (Italy)
Geographic Coordinates
45.43422163607, 12.339738193072
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.

Culture

Italian
Venetian
Image Source

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