Sebastiano Mocenigo [SEP] place of death
Sebastiano Mocenigo
Alvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo (1662–1732) was the 112th Doge of Venice from 1722 to 1732. He was also "Provveditore Generale" (Governor) of Venetian Dalmatia twice.
Life.
Born into one of the most important families (the House of Mocenigo) of the Venetian aristocracy, he was a famous Doge of the Republic of Venice in the 18th century, when the power of Venice started to decline. He dedicated his political life to defending Venetian possessions in the Balkans from the Ottoman Empire.
a "Martyrdom of St. James the Greater" by Giambattista Piazzetta; and a "Liberation of St. Peter" by Sebastiano Ricci (left lower). The sacristy contains a "Death of Christ" by Pietro della Vecchia and a "Trajan orders Sant'Eustachio to pray to the idols" by Giambattista Pittoni.
See also.
- Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo
Sources.
- Chorus Venezia entry
External links.
- Russian pavilion in the San Stae church — The 11th International Architecture Exhibition