# Triumph of Venice [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BAMBINI, Nicolò]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary Bambini, a favourite with the Venetian aristocracy, executed this commission for the Pesaro family, glorifying both the Republic and the family through clear visual allusions to the 16th-century paintings in the Palazzo Ducale. The theme is spelled out in the Latin inscription near the bottom of the composition: "ferro aeque sceptroque potens" \(powerful equally through sword and sceptre\). On the initiative of Leonardo Pesaro, the image of Venus triumphant made its appearance in a private residence for the first time, emerging from the official context of the Palazzo Ducale. ## Related artworks - [Birth of the Virgin]() - [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)]() - [Triumph of Venice]() - [View of the ceiling]() - [View of the ceiling]() - [View of the main hall]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()