The arrival of Queen Caterina Cornaro to Cyprus.
Creator:
Continental school
Date:
18th century
Medium:
Places:
Description:
This painting, copied from Giambattista Tiepolo's famous fresco ‘The Meeting of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony’ from the Palazzo Labia in Venice, shows Queen Catarina Cornaro arriving in Cyprus. Her ship, the Bucentaur has just docked in Cyprus and the young Caterina, without a crown, is being helped to land by Venetian attendants but also by Cypriots, represented as Orientals in Oriental costumes. It appears that crowds await to welcome her upon arrival. The picture is full of movement and converses with the viewer. The land of Cyprus appears multicultural including Orientals, Venetians, black servants etc.
Dimensions:
74 x 46 cm
Signature(s):
Unsigned
Subject:
Identifier:
PNT-00503
Classification:
Collection:
Object Type:
Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
Rights Statement:
The Costas and Rita Severis Foundation holds or manages the copyright(s) of this item and its digital reproduction. If you need information about using this item, please send an email to research@severis.org
We're always looking to improve our records, so if you have any information about an object or recognize any of the people, locations, monuments in the photographs, please give us details in the form provided here.
