Ducalis regiae lararium, siue, Ser[enisi]m[a]e Reipu. Venetae principu[m] omniu[m] icones : vsque ad serenisimu[m] Ioannem Pisaurum, qui nunc reru[m] feliciter potitur, elogia P.D. Leonis Matinae ..

Matina, Leone, d. 1678, Piccini, Giacomo, ca. 1617-ca. 1669, Hertz, Jacob, 17th cent · 1659 · Patavii : Typis Hertz. · 74 pictures

A 1659 Latin book printed in Padua by Jacob Hertz, with Leone Matina's elogia and engraved portraits of the doges of the Venetian Republic, made for a learned readership interested in Venetian rulers. The pictures are small oval bust portraits of bearded men in ducal caps and robes, framed by laurel wreaths with inscribed cartouches, offering a designer a consistent template for formal commemorative medallion-style layouts.

Venice (Republic : To 1797) -- Kings and rulers -- Portraits · Venice (Italy) -- History -- 697-1508 · Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1508-1797

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