Paintings
Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo
PaintingPortrait
Details
- Author / creator
- Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- after c. 1571
- Dimensions summary
- Framed: 136.2 × 136.2 × 12.1 cm; Unframed: 102.2 × 104.2 cm
- Support
- Canvas
- Paint medium
- Oil
- Place of origin
- Italy
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Hartley Bequest Fund, 1928
About this object
Barbarigo served as second in command of the Venetian naval forces during the Battle of Lepanto, fighting against the Ottoman Empire on October 7, 1571. During the skirmish, Barbarigo was slain by a Turkish arrow, which he holds in the portrait.
Barbarigo’s identity is defined by his military prowess. In the 1500s, Venetian military portraits often portrayed the sitter in armor in a pose typical of a Roman emperor, creating a link to the valor and might of ancient armies.
Materials and technique
Oil on canvas
