MES97835 The Doge Marino Grimani (ruled 1595-1605) Receiving the Ambassador of Persia (oil on panel) (detail) by Caliari, Gabriele (1568-1631); Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: The Persian embassy to Europe was dispatched by the Persian Shah Abbas I (the Great) in 1599 to obtain an alliance against the Ottoman Empire. The embassy was led by Husain Ali Beg and Sir Anthony Sherley.); 穢Mark Edward Smith; Italian, out of copyright.