This is an engraving from Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane, published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610, in Venice.
Gran Consiglio

Caption
Il gran Conseglio dell’Eccelsa Republica Venetiana, nel quale si riducono i Nobili col Serenissimo Principe a Creare i Magistrati, di bellissimo Pitture ornato.
Translation
The great Council of the Exalted Venetian Republic, in which the Nobles meet with the Most Serene Prince to elect the Magistrates, ornate with the most beautiful paintings.
Other texts
Giacomo Franco forma con Privilegio.
Location
The Sala del Maggior Consiglio inside the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.
Events or actions
A regular meeting of the Maggior Consiglio — the highest body of the Venetian Republic — in which all noblemen were obliged to participate.
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