Pietro Mocenigo

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Pietro Mocenigo (* around 1405 ; † February 23, 1476 in Venice ) was the 70th Doge of Venice from 1474 to 1476 .

family

Pietro Mocenigo came from the branching family Mocenigo , which provided a total of seven doges : Tommaso Mocenigo (1414–1423), uncle of Pietro Mocenigo, Giovanni Mocenigo (1478–1485), Alvise Mocenigo I (1570–1577), Alvise Mocenigo II. (1700-1709), Alvise Mocenigo III. (1722-1732) and Alvise Mocenigo IV. (1763-1778).

Life

As capitan general da mar, Pietro Mocenigo was one of Venice's most successful war heroes. He conquered the city of Smyrna , undertook extensive forays into Asia Minor for the benefit of the republic , put down an uprising against Katharina Cornaro in Cyprus , freed the city of Scutari from the Turks and amassed a considerable private fortune. In the course of his career he held several high offices in the service of the republic. According to the testimony of contemporaries, he was a great speaker of high intelligence and well-educated. In 1471 he was elected Procurator of San Marco. He received the Doge's office only at the second attempt, in the election of 1474. He was married to Laura Zorzi, but had no children.

Tomb

Tomb in SS. Giovanni e Paolo

The tomb for Pietro Mocenigo is in the entrance area of ​​the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo and is part of an extensive tomb of the family with two other doge tombs and the canopy tomb of Tommaso Mocenigo.

The tomb, created by Pietro Lombardo in 1481 with the help of his sons Tullio and Antonio, is the first in Venice to show the Roman triumphal arch motif and in which Christian ideas and their visualization take a back seat in favor of a personal appreciation of the deceased.

The monument, made of white Carrara marble, rises on a high pedestal adorned with reliefs depicting the deeds of ancient heroes. In the central arcade, the doge, who stands on a splendid sarcophagus in the splendid armor of a capitano da mar, is presented in triumph by three anciently dressed warriors. In gesture and posture, the doge exactly repeats the pose of the risen Christ who crowns the tomb. All architectural components of the tomb are decorated with ornaments made from the finest stone carvings of the Lombardi.

literature

  • Andrea da Mosto: I Dogi di Venezia. Florence 1983.

Web links

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predecessor Office successor
Nicolò Marcello Doge of Venice
1474–1476
Andrea Vendramin