Senatore con stola di duolo — Senator with a mourning stole — Grevembroch 1-33

This painting depicts a member of the Pregadi — the Venetian senate — dressed in the traditional toga of important magistrates, with a black stola as a sign of mourning. There were special rules about how magistrates could dress, even in periods of mourning.

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