Gabriel Bella

(Venezia, 1730 - Venezia, 1799)

The painting is accompanied by an expertise of Prof. Federica Spadotto.

The painting represents the favourite theme of 18th century vedutists: the procession following the "Sposalizio del Mare" to San Nicolò on the Lido. The Doge aboard the Bucintoro, reached the mouth of the Lagoon, with a sumptuous procession of boats in tow, and threw a golden ring into the water. In this work we recognise the simple and almost impersonal narrative register typical of Gabriel Bella, who depicts the event like a chronicler in a naive and charming pictorial style.