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The portrait depicts the doge Giovanni Mocenigo, wearing the official clothes of his office: the doge's Corno ducale and the gold cloth embroidered in relief. The doge is represented in profile and stands out against a gold background, which has a strong symbolic value that underlines the customs and iconographic tangencies between Venice and the Byzantine artistic world of Constantinople. The portrait, which still appears linked to more "traditional" models of representation, seems distant from the solutions adopted by Gentile's brother and fellow painter, Giovanni Bellini for the famous Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan, stands out for his great quality and realism. The portrait appears to have been made directly "from life", and depicts Giovanni Mocenigo as a private man, while also celebrating his public role as the doge of Venice.
Corno ducale Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Mocenigo Constantinople Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan Venice