Title: Bucintoro Departing

Artist: Luca Carlevarijs

The Bucintoro Departing from the Bacino di San Marco 1710 Luca Carlevarijs Italian, 1663–1730 Oil on canvas Each year on Ascension Day the city of Venice was symbolically wedded to the Adriatic Sea, a sign of the republic's eternal dominion over the sea. This painting depicts the Venetian ship of state, the Bucintoro, from which the doge (chief magistrate) of Venice will toss a ceremonial wedding ring into the water. Carlevarijs initiated a long tradition of vedute (view paintings) that directly influenced Canaletto and Bernardo Bellotto, whose paintings also hang in this gallery.