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Our company signs on as official sponsor of the bucentaur rebuilding
In the Republic of Venice (Serenissima) the Bucentaur was the galley used by the doges on solemn state occasions, especially at the annual ceremony of the “wedding with the sea” (Matrimonio col mare) on Ascension day. The first bucentaur was built in 1300. The last and most magnificent one dates back to 1729. Depicted in paintings by Canaletto, Guardi and many Venetian painters of landscapes (vedute), the ship was destroyed in 1798 on Napoleon’s orders to symbolize his victory on the Republic of Venice. After been turned into a floating prison the last bucentaur was finally sunk in 1834.
It’s structure was magnificent: the deck (tiemo) was divided into two parts, one covered in red velvet for the Venice upper class and the other in purple velvet for the doge
Enventually this wonderful ship can come back to life thanks to the project announced by the Fondazione Bucintoro (Bucentaur Foundation) in co-operation with the city of Bergamo and our company, which signed on as official sponsor. Both the city of Bergamo and us are directly engaged in tracing the philological history of the doges’ ship.
The reconstruction will be based on existing indications and bibliographical references.
Among its projects the Fondazione Bucintoro is engaged in setting up a partnership with all the cities and peoples that once played a relevant role in the history of Venice.
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