Doge Francesco Foscari Kneeling before the Lion of St. Mark

Date: 1438-1442
Main Work: Palazzo Ducale
Image View Description: Porta della Carta
Creator: Bono, Bartolomeo, attributed to (Venetian sculptor, ca. 1440-ca. 1464)
Work Type: sculpture
Work Type 2: architecture
Culture: Italian
Culture: Venetian
Location: Venice (Italy)
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.
Image Source: Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology
Record ID: ven_doge_palace_3079


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