1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Francesco Erizzo Doge Republic Venice Italy EUM2 AR2 This is an original 1931

This is an original 1931 two-color collotype of an unusual late medieval piece painted by pupils from the school of Italian artist Bartolo di Fredi

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This is an original 1903 black and white halftone print of "The Umbrian Plain

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1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Francesco Erizzo Doge Republic Venice Italy EUM2 AR2 This is an original 1931This is an original 1721 black and white copper engraving of "Francesco Erizo Doge." This is a portrait of Francesco Erizzo, the 98th Doge of Venice, reigning from 1631 to 1646. The final year of his reign as Doge saw the beginning of war with the Ottoman Empire for control of Crete that would last for twenty four years and come to dominate the geopolitics of the Mediterranean. The Doge of Venice, which is often mistranslated as "Duke," was the chief