
Sujet
'The Wedding of the Adriatic', (c991-1009)
Légende
'The Wedding of the Adriatic', (c991-1009), 1890. Doge Pietro II Orseolo (961-1009) began a tradition of sailing into the Adriatic Sea and throwing a ring into the water, pledging 'I wed thee, O Sea, in token of true and lasting dominion'. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]
Date
1890
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F25_135
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
63,9Mo (3,6Mo) / 47,5cm x 33,7cm / 5614 x 3976 (300dpi)