Bucentaur (ceremonial barge of the Doges of Venice)
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The Bucentaur was the lavish, state-owned ceremonial barge used by the Doges of Venice for grand public rituals, most famously the annual “Marriage of the Sea” procession symbolizing Venetian maritime power.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bucentaur | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial barge
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state barge ⓘ symbol of state power ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyInvolves |
Doge casting ring into the sea
ⓘ
Venetian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ blessing of the sea ⓘ patriarch of Venice ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewRole |
ceremonial guards
ⓘ
musicians ⓘ oarsmen ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
emblem of Venice’s relationship with the sea
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icon of Venetian ceremonial life ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Venetian paintings
ⓘ
engravings of Venetian festivals ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | French troops ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | French occupation of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1798 ⓘ |
| fate |
dismantled
ⓘ
stripped of decorations ⓘ |
| hasEtymology |
from Italian “Bucintoro”
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possibly from “burcio” and “centaurus” ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cabins for dignitaries
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gilded decorations ⓘ ornate stern ⓘ richly carved wooden superstructure ⓘ rowing benches ⓘ state throne for the Doge ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| lastMajorVersionBuiltIn | Venetian Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastMajorVersionBuiltUnder | Doge Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastMajorVersionCompleted | 1729 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | mythological bucentaur ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Sposalizio del Mare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual Ascension Day procession ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Venetian state ⓘ |
| propulsion | oars ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Venetian maritime power
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dominion over the sea ⓘ political authority of the Doge ⓘ wealth of the Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
NERFINISHED
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Doge of Venice
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Marriage of the Sea ceremony
NERFINISHED
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diplomatic receptions ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ religious processions ⓘ state rituals ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.