The Entry of the French Ambassador into Venice in 1706

Luca Carlevarijs, 1706 - 1708

Large-scale painted views of Venice were very popular among tourists and collectors throughout the 18th century. In this early example of the genre, the city’s buildings provide the backdrop for an important event, the ceremonial entry of the French ambassador, Henri-Charles Arnauld de Pomponne. His elaborately decorated gondolas are being moored along the quay before the Doge’s Palace.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-C-1612
  • Dimensionsheight 130 cm x width 260 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The ceremonial entry of Henri-Charles Arnauld de Pomponne, known as the Abbé de Pomponne, into Venice as French ambassador on 10th May 1706
    • The Reception of Cardinal César d'Estrées in Venice (former title)
    • The Entry of the French Ambassador into Venice in 1706

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-C-1612

  • Description

    De ontvangst van de Franse ambassadeur Henri Charles Arnauld de Pomponne in Venetië in 1706. De aankomst vindt plaats op de Molo, de kade voor het Dogenpaleis. Voorbij het paleis een deel van de Piazetta, in de verte het Canal Grande.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Luca Carlevarijs

  • Dating

    1706 - 1708

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 130 cm x width 260 cm x depth 9.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1706

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, Amersfoort

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • A. Mariuz, 'Luca Carlevarijs 'L'ingresso solenne dell'Abate de Pomponne'', Arte Veneta 46 (1994), p. 49-53.
    • Duncan Bull, 'Francesco Trevisani's 'St Felicity', a gift from Cardinal Ottoboni to the marquis de Torcy', The Burlington Magazine 150 (2008), nr. 1258, p. 14, afb. 17.
    • B. de Kleck, 'De stijlen van een stad', Kunstschrift 4 (2000), p. 7.
    • S. Tipton, Diplomatie und Zeremoniell in Botschafterbildern von Carlevarijs und Canaletto, München (RIHA, International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art), RIHA Journal 8 (1 oktober 2010) - http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2010/tipton-diplomatie-und-zeremoniell

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