Struggling to respond to this without copious swearing.

Thanks. So many books to read, so little time.

I'm currently in around 1118, so my C19th sources are limited, but this pic is the hilarious result of the referendum on unification in 1866 in the Veneto. If you've ever watched (or read) il Gattopardo / The Leopard, you'll recognise a similar thing there.

Boring? Noooo.

For context, here's a wider angle on that detail of the Pala d'Oro. The Doxe is on the bottom row, almost in the centre, next to the virgin Mary and the Byzantine Empress Eirene Doukaina.

Poor behaviour from Cosimo. You wouldn't catch a Venetian doing that.

Fascinating stuff.