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The Likeness of Venice: A Life of Doge Francesco Foscari
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The Likeness of Venice: A Life of Doge Francesco Foscari Hardcover - 2007

by Dennis Romano


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Immortalized in later centuries in works by Lord Byron, Giuseppe Verdi, Eugne Delacroix, and others, Francesco Foscari reigned as the powerful doge of Venice during tumultuous years from 1423 to 1457. The stuff of legends, his life was marked by political conflict, vengeful enemies, family heartbreak, and, at the end, the forced relinquishment of the ducal throne. Yet Foscari left behind no personal papers, and until now, no complete biography of him has been written. This book, a thorough and fascinating biography, fills that longstanding gap, illuminating not only the life of the man but also the history and culture of fifteenth-century Venice.
Dennis Romano reconstructs Foscari's life through careful reading of extant governmental records and chronicle sources. He also uses architectural monuments built by Foscari and his heirs as critical interpretive keys for unlocking the personality and policies of the doge. Romano analyzes how art and power intersected in Renaissance Italy and how the doge came to represent and even embody the state. With this biography, Romano clears away longstanding myths, fills in previously unknown details about Foscari's triumphs and ordeals, and allows to emerge the first intimate portrait of this singular doge.

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  • Title The Likeness of Venice: A Life of Doge Francesco Foscari
  • Author Dennis Romano
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 468
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780300112023 / 0300112025
  • Weight 2.62 lbs (1.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.42 x 6.48 x 1.52 in (23.93 x 16.46 x 3.86 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Library of Congress subjects Venice (Italy) - History - 697-1508, Foscari, Francesco
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006020350
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Dennis Romano is professor of history and fine arts, Syracuse University. He has conducted extensive research in Venice over the past twenty-five years.
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