The exhibition opens with an anonymous painting in which 16th-century Venetian diplomats, identifiable only by their simple dress in comparison with the rich garb of the locals, are being presented to a Mamluk leader.

• 这个展览开始于一幅无名画作，画中描述了16世纪的威尼斯外交官们（相对于当地人阔绰的装束，他们的服饰相对简朴，只能通过这一点可以将他们便认出来）正被介绍给一名马穆鲁克头目的情景。