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Adrien Willaert performing a mass before the Doge of Venice.
Engraving by Charles Billoin (1813–1869), after Edouard Hamman
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
 

Willaert is depicted accompanying the performance of a Mass of his own composition before the Doge of Venice. The group of serious, rough-looking monks, dressed in simple habits and focused on performing the music, add a raw and evocative quality to the scene. The engraving of this depiction was created by Billoin from the painting by Édouard Hamman.