Ivan iz Vrane – mletački admiral u Lepantskom boju (1571.)
Ivan of Vrana – Venetian admiral in the battle of Lepanto (1571)

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this work is Ivan of Vrana (Ivan Vrana, Zuanne Vrana), a Croatian emigrant from the medieval fort Vrana near Zadar, who attained the highest ranks and received the highest honors in the Venetian navy. His last will and testament from 1575 as well as the altar he had made for the Venetian church of San Giuseppe, clarify his role in the battle of Lepanto in 1571. He held one of the highest ranks in the army – the admiral position on a war galley under the commissioner general of the Venetian navy, Sebastian Venier. Historical, cultural and artistic value of Vrana’s altar in Venice is analyzed in detail from a historical and artistic perspective. It is a unique piece of art (the author is Domenico Grazioli da Salo), a relief representation of the galley formations right before the battle of Lepanto. This work calls attention to the figure of Ivan Vrana who was, until now, completely unknown to Croatian historiography even though Croatians made a significant contribution to the extremely important Christian victory fighting under the flag of the Holy League (the role of the boats from Istria, Dalmatia and Boka; contribution of the people from Perast acting as ensigns on the Venetian admiral ship).

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