The Triumph of Venice
The story
Venice is shown as a queen seated in St Mark's Square, surrounded by Minerva, Neptune and Mars to symbolise her power over the arts, the sea and war, with the Doge at her shoulder. Batoni painted this in 1737 for a Venetian patron in Rome.
- Artist
- Pompeo Batoni
- Year
- 1737
- Period
- Baroque
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
