Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo
Paolo Veronese
- Date
- after c. 1571
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Culture
- Italy, Venice
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Barbarigo served as second in command of the Venetian naval forces during the Battle of Lepanto, fighting against the Ottoman Empire on October 7, 1571. During the skirmish, Barbarigo was slain by a Turkish arrow, which he holds in the portrait. Barbarigo’s identity is defined by his military prowess. In the 1500s, Venetian military portraits often portrayed the sitter in armor in a pose typical of a Roman emperor, creating a link to the valor and might of ancient armies. The arrow symbolically indicates that this portrait was painted after the sitter died in battle.
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