Secret betrayal in the Republic of Venice

Ca. 1887. Oil on canvas.
On display elsewhere

The subject probably depicts one of the episodes in the life of Doge Francesco Foscari (P7337), who was led by his enemies to believe that his son, banished to Crete, had died. Having thus abandoned his governmental duties, he was forced to resign in October 1457.

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Secret betrayal in the Republic of Venice

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Inventory number: P004936
Author: Ricardo Navarrete y Fos
Title: Secret betrayal in the Republic of Venice
Date: Ca. 1887
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 224.99998 cm; Width: 160 cm
Provenance: Acquired from the artist, 1887; Museo del Prado, 1887-1896; Museo de Arte Moderno, 1896-1971
Entry date: 1971

Bibliography +

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas. Nuevas Adquisiciones. Museo Iconográfico. Tapices, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996.

Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado: catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 439.

Other inventories +

Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 750.
"Autor D. Ricardo Navarrete / 750. Un cuadro titulado 'la Delacion secreta en la República de Venecia' / Adquirido en la cantidad de 2500 pesetas / Alto 2,25 anº 1,60 / Orden fecha 30 de setiembre 1887".

Registros-Inventarios Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1900-1936. Núm. 6-N.