3077071 The Bucintoro Departing from the Bacino di San Marco, 1710 (oil on canvas) by Carlevaris, Luca (1663-1730/1); 134.8x259.4 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: The magnificent Bucintoro, the Doge\'s State Barge, heads a procession of boats out to sea on Ascension Day. Venice celebrates her authority over the sea by conducting a symbolic marriage ceremony with the Adriatic. ).