Titian: Portrait of doge Andrea Gritti (1546-1550)

 

(National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA)

A painting by the Italian artist Tiziano Vecelli (1488 or 1490 – 1576), better known as Titian. Andrea Gritti (1455 – 1538), was a Venetian soldier and diplomat who was also elected doge of Venice (from 1523 to 1538). The doge was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. Gritti is also wearing the corno ducale, a unique ducal hat that was the headgear and symbol of the Doge of Venice. Painting from 1546-1550.