Author: Palazzi, Giovanni, b. 1640?
Image Title: Portrait of Francesco Foscari
Description: A portrait of Venetian Doge Francesco Foscari (1373-1457), who reigned from 1423 to 1457. As doge, Foscari supported a new policy of mainland expansion, at the expense of Venice’s overseas empire. Foscari’s coat of arms is divided into three sections: the upper left contains an angel; the upper right contains a plain white field; and the bottom, a pattern of horizontal stripes.
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