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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Slave Sculpture

Head of a black man holding up the tomb of Doge Giovanni Pesaro, designed by Baldassare Longhena, 1665-69. In the defence of Candia (modern Herakleion), the Venetians defeated the Ottomans at sea and African galley slaves were among their prisoners. Basilica of the Frari

The image comes from JMSmith, who took the photo in Venice. The caption comes from a book review of  Monumenti dei Dogi: sei secoli di scultura a Venezia in The Art Newspaper. The images are different, but I am certain they are of both photos of the same sculpture. The book is in Italian, costs about 70 Euros and is available from AmazonAnother book also has a picture of this same sculpture.

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