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'The Doge of Venice Departing for the Lido', 1763-1767. Scene in Venice, Italy. In the centre is an immense barge. The Doge and senators sit under cover on the top deck while the barge is driven by banks of oars rowed by slaves or state prisoners. The elaborately carved and gilded barge has a figurehead of Justice and a mast from which flies a banner with the winged lion of St Mark, the patron of the city. Each Ascension Day the Doge crossed the Venetian Lagoon to the entrance of the sea. He travelled in the splendid state barge, called the Bucintoro, to perform a special ceremony, the Marriage with the Sea, when the Doge dropped a gold ring into the sea. This symbolic act marked Venice's intimate relationship and dependence on the sea for her trade and wealth. One of a series of ten highly finished studies showing Ducal ceremonies and festivals. PD, 1910-2-12-19
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'The Doge of Venice Departing for the Lido', 1763-1767. Scene in Venice, Italy....

View of Dresden from the right side of the river Elbe, below "Augustusbruecke" Canvas; 133 x 237cm Gal.-Nr. 606
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View of Dresden from the right side of the river Elbe, below "Augustusbruecke"...

Vue de Pirna, prise du chateau de Sonnenstein - View of Pirna, taken from the Sonnenstein castle. Around 1759-1760. Canvas,55 x 75cm. D.L. 2004-1
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Vue de Pirna, prise du chateau de Sonnenstein - View of Pirna, taken from the So...

Ruins of the old Kreuzkirche in Dresden Dresden in ruins after Prussia's invasion of Saxony in 1756 starting the Seven Year War against various allies (Austria, France, Russia, etc.). restored 1764-1794. Oil on canvas
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Ruins of the old Kreuzkirche in Dresden Dresden in ruins after Prussia's invasi...

Vienna seen from the Belvedere. Oil on canvas (1758) 136 x 214 cm Inv. 1669
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Vienna seen from the Belvedere. Oil on canvas (1758)...

Schlosshof Castle (Austria) seen from the garden. Oil on canvas (1758-1761) 136 x 216 cm Inv. 1674
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Schlosshof Castle (Austria) seen from the garden....

Scala dei Giganti in the Doge's palace. Oil on canvas
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Scala dei Giganti in the Doge's palace. Oil on canvas

Schlosshof Castle, Austria, seen from the gardens, built by Prince Eugen of Savoy. Oil on canvas (1758-1761) 136 x 126 cm Inv. 1764
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Schlosshof Castle, Austria, seen from the gardens, built by Prince Eugen of...

Schlosshof Castle, Austria, seen from the north, built by Prince Eugene of Savoy. Oil on canvas (1758-1761) 136 x 238 cm Inv. 1675
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Schlosshof Castle, Austria, seen from the north, built by Prince Eugene o...

The Freyung in Vienna, Austria, as seen from the northwest. Oil on canvas (1758-1761) 116 x 152 cm Inv. 1652
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The Freyung in Vienna, Austria, as seen from the northwe...

The Freyung in Vienna, Austria, as seen from the southeast. Oil on canvas (1758-1761) 116 x 152 cm Inv. 1654
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The Freyung in Vienna, Austria, as seen from the southea...

Lobkowitzplatz in Vienna, Austria. Oil on canvas (1758-1761) 115 x 152 cm Inv. 1671
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Lobkowitzplatz in Vienna, Austria. Oil on canvas (1758-1761...