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Copy of an idol venerated in the Temple of the Five Hundred Genii in Canton, China. The idol is an effigy of early traveller Marco Polo (1254-1324), who spent 12 years at the court of Kublai Khan (1214-1294),Mongolian ruler of China. Wood, gilded. See also 40-08-03/20
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Copy of an idol venerated in the Temple of the Five Hundred Genii in Canton, Chi...

Portrait of a knight of the Templar order. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17th century.
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Portrait of a knight of the Templar order. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17...

Revolution in St.Marks Square against Austria on March 18, 1848. Coloured engraving.
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Revolution in St.Marks Square against Austria on March 18, 1848. Coloured engrav...

Daniele Manin proclaims the Venetian Republic in St.Marks Square on March 23, 1848.Austria declared a state of siege and Venice capitulated on August 24th. Manin fled to France. Coloured engraving; 19th century.
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Daniele Manin proclaims the Venetian Republic in St.Marks Square on March 23, 18...

The doctor is of no avail when confronted by Death.
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The doctor is of no avail when confronted by Death.

Masked doctor during the plague in Venice. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17th century.
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Masked doctor during the plague in Venice. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17...

Meridian in form of a column. Ivory (1638)
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Meridian in form of a column. Ivory (1638)

Venetian silver coin showing a galley. From the first year of government of the Doge Francesco Molin, 1646.
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Venetian silver coin showing a galley. From the first year of g...

Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice (1618-1694), distinguished himself in the wars against the Turks; 1657 Captain General of the Venetian Fleet; joined the Austro-Polish Alliance;conquered the Peloponnes and took Athens. Elected Doge 1688.Oil, Canvas,227 x 148 cm
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Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice (1618-1694), distinguished himself in...

The Doge Francesco Morosini pursues the Turkish fleet, April 1659.The Venetians had suffered a major defeat in the naval battle of the Dardanelles in 1657, when their Commander, Lazzaro Mocenigo, died.Two years later Doge Morosini beat a Turkish fleet larger than his own.
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The Doge Francesco Morosini pursues the Turkish fleet, April 1659.The Venetians...

Battle of Lepanto,1571 The naval battle decided the fate of the Turkish expansion in Europe.The Doge of Venice,Sebastiano Venir and Don Juan d'Austria,natural son of Emperor Karl V, commanded the victorious Christian fleet.
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Battle of Lepanto,1571 The naval battle decided...

Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini, (1618-1694),admiral of the Venetian fleet, elected Doge in 1688,died in his galley during the battle of Nauplia.The battle of Candia, October 1645, in which Morosini attacks the largest Turkish ship.
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Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini, (1618-1694),admiral of t...