Francesco Hayez.  Giorgio Cornaro, sent you Cyprus by the Republic of Venice, notifies close relative Queen Caterina Cornaro that her Kingdom is now under Venice’s rule, as the Lion’s banner is already waving from the fortress of the island. 1842.

Francesco Hayez. Giorgio Cornaro, sent you Cyprus by the Republic of Venice, notifies close relative Queen Caterina Cornaro that her Kingdom is now under Venice’s rule, as the Lion’s banner is already waving from the fortress of the island. 1842.

Francesco Hayez. 

Giorgio Cornaro, sent you Cyprus by the Republic of Venice, notifies close relative Queen Caterina Cornaro that her Kingdom is now under Venice’s rule, as the Lion’s banner is already waving from the fortress of the island. 1842.