On the Death of Great Men: A Note on Doge Andrea Gritti

Cooper, Tracy E. (2014) On the Death of Great Men: A Note on Doge Andrea Gritti. In: Venice and the Veneto during the Renaissance: the Legacy of Benjamin Kohl. Reti Medievali E-Book (21). Firenze University Press, Firenze, pp. 103-117. ISBN 978-88-6655-663-3

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Abstract

The funeral rituals accompanying the death of doge Andrea Gritti (1455-1538) epitomize the period of interregnum in the Venetian context. The presentation of dogal authority was symbolically associated with the continuity of the republic and carefully managed throughout the transition to a newly elected prince. And like the survival of the body of state the rehabilitation of the physical body of the defunct Doge was a crucial phase in the ceremonial process. This essay considers a previously unpublished contemporary account of the esequies of doge Gritti, in the light of what it reveals about his immediate physical burial, now confirmed as being at San Francesco della Vigna.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Nella sezione: "Government and Society in Venice".
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Middle Ages; Early Modern Times; 15th-16th century; Venice; Politics; Ceremonial; Funerals; Andrea Gritti; Sources
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2019 14:14
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 09:41
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/5000

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