id: 152340 accession number: 1985.198 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.198 updated: 2023-08-23 22:52:17.632000 Seal of Doge Michele Steno , 1400–1409. Italy, Venice, 15th century. Repousé gold over a core of wax and resin; diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1985.198 title: Seal of Doge Michele Steno title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1400–1409 creation date earliest: 1400 creation date latest: 1409 current location: 110A Italian Gothic creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Italy, Venice, 15th century technique: repousé gold over a core of wax and resin department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: the figures of the Doge and St. Mark are identified by the inscription. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Year in Review for 1985 opening date: 1986-02-12T05:00:00 The Year in Review for 1985. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Fredericus Spatafora, Venetian consul in Messina, Sicily; his descendants until sold at Sotheby's, New York, 23 November 1984, lot 12; (Alex Wengraf, Ltd., London). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This opulent seal, an example of the splendor surrounding the ruler of Venice, was once attached to a charter issued in 1409. Seals were molded or embossed and attached to official documents as evidence of authenticity. This example is thought to be one of the finest Venetian seals to be preserved. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.198/1985.198_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.198/1985.198_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.198/1985.198_full.tif