Tiepolo, Giambattista - The Glorification of the Barbaro Family

The Barbaro family was a patrician family of

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. They were wealthy and influential and owned large estates in the

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above

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.
Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist art, Volume 1
', Jane Turner, New York, 2000 Various members were noted as church leaders, diplomats, patrons of the arts, military commanders, philosophers, scholars, and scientists.
The City of Falling Angels
', John Berendt, Penguin Books, 2006,
Enciclopedia storico-nobiliare italiana, Volume 7
', Vittorio Spreti, Arnaldo Forni, 1981

History

Barbaro family tradition claims they were descended the Roman

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Catellia
Francesco Barbaro: Früh-Humanismus und Staatskunst in Venedig
', Percy Gothein, Berlin, 1932 and more distantly from the Fabii. Like other Venetian patrician families, they also claimed descent from Roman families with similar names, in this case Ahenobarbus. Tradition also says they fled to

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to avoid persecution during the reign of Emperor

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. The family's wealth came from the salt trade. Records show the family moved from

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in 706 and then to Venice in 868.<
Das Schiff aus Stein: Venedig u.d. Venezianer
', Hermann Schreiber, München, 1979 At this time the family's

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was Magadesi.
The life of Poggio Bracciolini
',

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, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, London, 1837
Una famiglia veneziana nella storia: i Barbaro
', Michela Marangoni, Manlio Pastore Stocchi, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, 1996, (Alternate spellings were Magadezzi and Maghadesi.)
La vie d'un patricien de Venise au seizième siècle
', Charles Yriarte, Paris, 1874 The first recorded member of the family was Paolo Magadesi, who was

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. Charles Yriarte says this occurred when

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was Doge of Venice (836–864), though most sources say the family did not live in Venice until later. An Antonio Magadesi was also

in 968.
Venice on foot, with the itinerary of the Grand Canal and several direct routes to useful places
', Hugh A Douglas, C. Scribner's Sons, 1907 and Johannes Magadesi was a

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of the Church of San Zorzi in 982 and has also been cited as the first member of the Barbaro family that we have a historical record of. Recorded genealogy of the Barbaro family begins in 1121 with Marco, naval commander and creator of the modern coat of arms, who changed his surname name from Magadesi to Barbaro. The Barbaro family was recognized as one of the leading families (Ottomati) of the Republic of Venice in the year 992. In 1297, the

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(Senate of Venice) recognized the family as

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The

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confirmed the family status as Patricians as part of a series of resolutions issued from 1818–1821. This status was officially recorded again in Venice in 1891 for all members of the family. In the sixteenth century there was a division between those Venetian families who opposed or favored the influence of the

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. The latter opposed the law that barred holders of church offices from also holding political appointments in Venice. The Barbaro family was part of this "papalist" group, along with the Badoer,

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, Emo, Foscari, Grimani, and Pisani families.
Venice and the Renaissance
', Manfredo Tafuri, trans. Jessica Levine, 1989,

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, These families also acted as patrons of

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Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of t ...

, Francesco Salviati,

Michele Sanmicheli Michele Sanmicheli (also spelled ''Sanmmicheli'', ''Sanmichele'' or ''Sammichele'') (1484–1559), was a Venetian architect and urban planner of Mannerist-style, among the greatest of his era. A tireless worker, he was in charge of designing bui ...

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, and

Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/1541August 6, 1609), was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad. Biography Zuccaro was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino (Marche). His docum ...

. The Barbaro family fortunes diminished after

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's defeat of Venice and they had to turn most of the

Palazzi Barbaro The Palazzi Barbaro—also known as Palazzo Barbaro, Ca' Barbaro, and Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis—are a pair of adjoining palaces, in the San Marco district of Venice, northern Italy. They were formerly one of the homes of the patrician Barbaro fam ...

into apartments. By the time art critic

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visited Venice in 1851 all that was left of the once powerful Barbaro family were a pair of elderly brothers living in poverty in the garret of the Palazzo Barbaro.
Views of Venice
', Antonio Canaletto, Antonio Visentini, J. G. Links, Dover Publications, 1971, Ruskin wrote that the poverty of these last members of the Barbaro family was justice for the family having rebuilt the Church of

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as a monument to themselves, which Ruskin called “a manifestation of insolent atheism”. The last of the family died in the mid-nineteenth century. Some branches of the family survived outside Venice. The most prominent was in

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, but there were also branches in

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and other parts of Italy.

Family arms

There is disagreement over the form of the ancient Barbaro

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and others identify it as “'D'or, à deux bandes d'azur, accompagne de deux roses du même”, a gold field with two bands of blue between two roses of the same color. d'Eschavannes identifies it as “D'azur, à trois roses d'or”', a blue field with three gold roses.
Armorial universel, précédé d'un traité complet de la science du blason, et suivi d'un Supplément:
', Jouffroy d'Eschavannes, Paris : L. Curmer, 1845–1848 Blason famille Barbaro Venise

Sources agree that the modern Barbaro

is ’'D'argent, au cyclamore de gueules'', a red ring on a white field. The modern Barbaro family arms were officially recognized by the

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in 1125 in remembrance of Marco Barbaro cutting off the hand of a Moor during a naval action near Ascalon and using the bleeding stump to draw a circle onto a turban, which he flew as a pennant from his masthead. Until this incident, he was known as Marco Magadesi.

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s boarded the galley he commanded and tore down the ship's flag, which bore the family

. Marco Magadesi used the bloody turban as an improvised flag to let the rest of the fleet know his ship had not been captured. After the action, he changed his family name from Magadesi to Barbaro< in recognition of the incident and to honor the heroism of his fallen enemies, who he considered

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s. The Barbaro coat of arms are depicted on the

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of the church of

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The Baroque in central Europe: places, architecture and art
', Manlio Brusatin; Gilberto Pizzamiglio; Gottfried Biedermann; Mark Smith; et al., Venice, Marsillio, 1992 It is also displayed on the

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of the

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and the family crypt in the

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. In 1432,

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granted Ambassador Francesco Barbaro the title of Knight of the

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and the right to quarter his arms with the Imperial Eagles. In 1560, Queen

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granted Ambassador

Daniele Barbaro Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro (also Barbarus) (8 February 1514 – 13 April 1570) was an Italian cleric and diplomat. He was also an architect, writer on architecture, and translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius. Barbaro's fame is chief ...

right to use the

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in his personal arms.

Notable members

The brothers

and

Marcantonio Barbaro Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595) was an Italian diplomat of the Republic of Venice. Family He was born in Venice into the aristocratic Barbaro family. His father was Francesco di Daniele Barbaro and his mother Elena Pisani, daughter of the banke ...

, were patrons of the architect

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and the painter

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. Barbaro-family members acted as deans and professors of the

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. Several members were also

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. *Paolo Magadesi (c.836?) The first recorded member of the family and

. *Antonio Magadesi (c.968)

. *Johannes Magadesi (c.982) Presbyter at the Church of San Zorzi. *Marco Barbaro née Magadezzi/Maghadesi (c.1121) Provveditore d'Armata, Naval victor against the forces of the

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, creator of the modern Barbaro coat of arms. The Barbaro family arms were officially recognized in 1123 by the Venetian Senate. A painting of the victory by

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hung in the

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of Venice. *Marco Barbaro (c.1229) Son of Pietro, cavalry captain in forces that defeated

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tyrant of

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* Donato Barbaro (c.1259) Son of Pietro, captain of 40 galleys, defeated the Genoese and the forces of the

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Manuel at the Island of Seven Wells (Isola dei Sette Pozzi). *Pietro Barbaro (c.1270) Son of Jacopo. Served in the cavalry of

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in the conquest of

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. Recognized by Charles for his actions in the

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; appointed Signore of the Castle of

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. *Nicolo Barbaro (c.1361) Son of Bertucci. Provveditore d'Armata, defeated the Genoese at

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. *Donato Barbaro (c.1364) Son of Giovanni. Distinguished himself in the suppression of a rebellion in Candia *Marco Barbaro was Auditor of

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in 1366
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in 1367.
Museo opitergino
', Gaetano Mantovanii, 1874 *Bernardo Barbaro (c.1370) Son of Donato. Ambassador for the

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to the Sultan of Egypt. *Giovanni Barbaro (c.1380) Son of Adamo.

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of the army that fought against

. *Francesco Barbaro (c.1398) Son of Marco. One of the founders of the Congregazione dei Canonici Secolari (Secular Canons) of San Giorgio in

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. * Francesco Barbaro (1398–1454) Son of Candiano,
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, 1857 uncle to

Ermolao Barbaro Ermolao or Hermolao Barbaro, also Hermolaus Barbarus (21 May 145414 June 1493), was an Italian Renaissance scholar. Education Ermolao Barbaro was born in Venice, the son of Zaccaria Barbaro, and the grandson of Francesco Barbaro. He was also ...

Author, diplomat, politician, and military commander. Honored for his defense of

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from 1432 to 1435 against the Milanese under

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. A painting on this subject by

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, ''La difesa di Brescia'', hung in the

of Venice. . Ambassador to Emperor Sigismund of the

. Made Knight of the Holy Roman Empire in 1448. Elected Procurator of San Marco. Noted scholar with many works. Subject of a 1932 biography by Percy Gothein. *Almoro Barbaro (c.1403) Son of Adamo. Captain of a galley in the victory of

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against the Genoese. *

(1410-1471/1474), Son of Zaccaria and nephew to Francesco Barbaro.

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(1443–1453).

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(1453-?). Governor of

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. *Pietro Barbaro (c.1413) Son of Donato. Ambassador to the

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. *Nicolo Barbaro was Auditor of Pola from 1413 to 1414.
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o from 1419 to 1421,
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in 1423,

o from 1430 to 1431, and Captain of Grisignana from 1431 to 1437.
Pagine istriane
', Associazione istriana di studi e storia patria, Centro di cultura Giuliano Dalmata, Societa istriana di archeology, Trieste, 1905 * Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494) Son of Antonio. Traveled to

Tana Tana may refer to: Places Africa * Lake Tana, a lake in Ethiopia (and a source of the Nile River) * Tana Qirqos, an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River * Tana River County, a county of Coast P ...

in 1436. In 1473, he was one of several Venetian ambassadors to Persia. Barbaro also served as

of the Army in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...

fighting with

Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

against the Turks. Barbaro served as Captain of

Rovigo Rovigo (, ; egl, Ruig) is a city and '' comune'' in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. Geography Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Venice and south-southwest ...

and

of all

Polesine Polesine (; vec, label=unified Venetian script, Połéxine ) is a geographic and historic area in the north-east of Italy whose limits varied through centuries; it had also been known as Polesine of Rovigo for some time. Nowadays it corresponds w ...

from 1482 to 1483.
Dei rettori veneziani in Rovigo: illustrazione storica con documenti
', Giovanni Durazzo, Venezia, Tip. del Commercio, 1865 Barbaro wrote about his travels * Nicolo Barbaro (1420–1494) Son of Marco. Wrote an eyewitness account of the

Fall of Constantinople The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city fell on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun o ...

. *Andréa Barbaro was

Castellan A castellan is the title used in Medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of ''governor'' is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant ...

Modon The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones ( ar, الهيئة السعودية للمدن الصناعية ومناطق التقنية), also known simply as MODON ( ar, مُدُن) is a government organization created by the Go ...

and

Corone Corone ( grc, Κορώνη, Korṓnē, crow) may refer to: * Koroni, also spelled Corone, a town in Greece * Corone (crow) In Greek and Roman mythology, Corone ( grc, Κορώνη, Korṓnē, crow ) is a young woman who attracted the atten ...

from 1421 to 1423.
Chroniques gréco-romanes inédites ou peu connues, pub. avec notes et tables généalogiques
', Carl Hermann Friedrich Johann Hopf, Weidmann, 1873 *Zaccaria Barbaro. (1422–1492) He was the only son of Francesco Barbaro''Venice: A Documentary History, 1450–1630'', Brian Pullan, 2001, University of Toronto Press
Contemporaries of Erasmus a biographical register of the Renaissance and Reformation, v.1–3, A-Z
', Peter G Bietenholz; niv. of Toronto Press 2003, and the father of

. and Alvise Barbaro, Cavalier, Procurator, and

al Sal Zaccaria served as ambassador to the Courts of Naples and Milan, and served as

.
Magnificent Italian villas and palaces
', Massimo Listri, Cesare M. Cunaccia, New York, NY, 2003, In 1465, Zaccaria purchased the Palazzo Barbaro in San Vitale on the Grand Canal which remained in the family's possession until 1864. In 1480, Zaccaria served as ambassador to the Papal court of

Pope Sixtus I Pope Sixtus I (42 – 124/126/128), also spelled Xystus, a Roman of Greek descent, was the bishop of Rome from c. 115 to his death. He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus. His feast is celebrated on 6 April. Name Th ...

. During the War of Ferrara Zaccaria served as an army commander. *Benedetto Barbaro was Captain of Grisignana in 1423. and Auditor of Pola from 1433 to 1435. *Matteo Barbaro was Auditor of Pola from 1423 to 1424. *Vittore Barbaro, son of Maffeo, was

of the Army against Milan in 1426 and Captain of

and

in 1428. *Matteo Barbaro, son of Antonio was Rector of

Nauplia Nafplio ( ell, Ναύπλιο) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece and it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important touristic destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the ...

and Argos from 1438 to 1441 and Bailo and Captain of Negroponte (the Greek island of

Euboea Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poi ...

, from 1444 to 1446. *Dona Barbaro was Auditor of Trau from 1440 to 1443. *Bernabo Barbaro was Auditor of

in 1446. *Ermolao Barbaro (c.1448) Son of Candiano. Ambassador to the

Duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy (french: duc de Bourgogne) was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by France in 1477, and later by Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Spain from the House of Habsburg ...

. *Donato Barbaro, son of Andréa, was Captain of Zara from 1450 to 1451,
Istoria della insigne reliquia di San Simeone profeta che si venera in Zara
', Lorenzo Fondra, Venezia, 1855 and

and

in 1455, and Captain of Zara from 1462 to 1465.

(1455–1497) Son of Zaccaria Barbaro, and the grandson of Francesco Barbaro. He was also the uncle of

and

Ambassador to Maximillian,

King of the Romans King of the Romans ( la, Rex Romanorum; german: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of Germany following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German k ...

. Patriarch of Aquileia 1491–1493 *Marco Barbaro was Auditor of Pola in 1458. *Francesco Barbaro was

Luogotenente The Italian word ''luogotenente'' (; plural ''luogotenenti'') is an etymological parallel to lieutenant, deriving from the Latin ''locum tenens'' "holding a place", i.e. someone who fills a position instead of another, as a substitute, deputy, et ce ...

Friuli Friuli ( fur, Friûl, sl, Furlanija, german: Friaul) is an area of Northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity containing 1,000,000 Friulians. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli Venezia Giuli ...

from 1458 to 1459.
Strenna cronologica per l'antica storia del Friuli
', Gius. Dom. Della Bona, Gorizia 1856 *Leonardo Barbaro was Auditor of

in 1464. *Bartolommeo Barbaro, son of Stefano, was Rector of Stalimene (

Lemnos Lemnos or Limnos ( el, Λήμνος; grc, Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The p ...

) from 1467 to 1471. *Zaccaria Barbaro was

and Captain of

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the c ...

from 1468 to 1470.
Archivio storico italiano
', Deputazione toscana di storia patria, 1874 *Jacopo Barbaro, son of Maffio was

of Lepanto.from 1468 to 1472. *Antonio Barbaro. (c.1470) Son of Matteo. Governor of Scutari. Sustained a long siege against the Turks. *Alvise Barbaro. (c.1470) Son of Zaccaria.

of the Army, died in the War of Ferrara. *Pietro Barbaro was Rector of

Belluno Belluno (; lld, Belum; vec, Belùn) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region ...

from 1472 to 1473.
Compendio storico della regia citta di Belluno e sua antica provincia
', Florio Miari, 1830 and

and Captain of

in 1475. *Zaccaria Barbaro, son of Matteo was Rector of

and Argos from 1473 to 1477 and

General of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...

in 1479. Captain against the Turks. *Andrea Barbaro was Auditor of

in 1487. *Francesco Barbaro (1488–1568) Grandson of Francesco Barbaro, son of Daniele Barbaro and Elena Pisani, father of

, and Alvise Barbaro. He was a Senator by 1530,

alle biave in 1533, ''

Savio di Terraferma The or () was a board of five senior magistrates of the Republic of Venice, initially charged with the defence of the Republic's possessions in the Italian mainland (). Gradually they assumed specific roles pertaining to the supervision of public ...

'' in 1539,

al Sal in 1541, and

general of

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

in 1555, and

general of Cyprus in 1566. Established the family chapel at the Church of

.
Atti del Regio Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti
', Venezia, 1870 *Matteo Barbaro was Captain of

from 1488 to 1489. *Giacomo Barbaro was Massaro all’oro at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1489.
Archivio veneto, Volume 14
', Deputazione di storia patria per le Venezie, 1877 *Paolo Barbaro was

in 1485 and

from 1490 to 1492. *Ermolao Barbaro (1493–1556) Son of Alvise Barbaro and nephew of

. After holding a series of junior naval and diplomatic posts, he became Governor of

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

from 1544–55 and governor of

from 1548–50.
Renaissance book collecting
', Anthony Hobson, New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999, *Daniele Barbaro was Auditor of

in 1499. *Lunardo Barbaro was Massaro all’oro at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1504. *Girolamo Barbaro was Auditor of Zara from 1504 to 1507. *Giorgio Barbaro, son of Stefano, was

and

Romano di Lombardia Romano di Lombardia (Bergamasque: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. It received the honorary title of city with a p ...

from 1506 to 1508.
L'antico stato di Romano di Lombardia
', Damiano Muoni, Milano, C. Brigola, 1871 *Giovanni Barbaro (c.1508) Ambassador to

Pope Julius II Pope Julius II ( la, Iulius II; it, Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or t ...

. *Giovanni Antonio Barbaro, son of Giosafat Barbaro was Captain and

Piove di Sacco Piove di Sacco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 18,019 and an area of .All demogr ...

in 1509
Codice diplomatico Saccense
', Pietro Pinton, Roma, 1892 and Rector of

and Argos from 1512 to 1514. He also served as

General in Dalmatia and Albania. *Francesco Barbaro, son of Antonio, was Auditor of

in 1511, Rector of

and Argos from 1516 to 1519,

Monselice Monselice (; vec, Monséłexe ) is a town and municipality (comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua about southwest of the city of Padua, at the southern edge of the Euganean Hills (''Colli Euganei ...

in 1527,

from 1528 to 1529, and Bailo at Constantinople in 1530, *Alvise Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1511 and

alle biave in 1512. *Jacopo Barbaro (d.1511) Naval commander against the Turks. Buried in the Church of Frari. * Marco Barbaro. (1511–1570) Son of Marco. Genealogist of the families of Venice. His work is preserved in the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

in London.

(1514–1574) Son of Francesco. Historian, humanist, and diplomat. Mathematician, philosopher, and theologian. Owner of Villa Barbaro. Founded the Botanical Gardens of Padua. Served on the

Council of Trent The Council of Trent ( la, Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described a ...

. Created Cardinal

in pectore ''In pectore'' (Latin for "in the breast/heart") is a term used in the Catholic Church for an action, decision, or document which is meant to be kept secret. It is most often used when there is a papal appointment to the College of Cardinals wi ...

in 1561, revealed as Cardinal in 1571, Patriarch of Aquileia 1550–1570.
Renaissance education between religion and politics
', Paul F. Grendler, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006, Ambassador to England. Allowed by Queen Elizabeth to quarter the red and white Tudor roses in his arms. Historian of Venice. Patron of

. A portrait of him by Veronese hangs in the

Pitti Gallery The Palazzo Pitti (), in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present ...

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

, another in the

Dresden Gallery Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth lar ...

, and one by

Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...

in the

National Gallery of Canada The National Gallery of Canada (french: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada), located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up , with of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the ...

(1518–1595) Son of Francesco, Brother of Patriarch Daniele. Co-owner of

Diplomat, ambassador to

Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the ...

Bailo of Constantinople A bailo, also spelled baylo (pl. / ) was a diplomat who oversaw the affairs of the Republic of Venice in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and was a permanent fixture in the city around 1454. The traumatic outcomes of Venice's ...

, imprisoned during the

Battle of Lepanto The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states (comprising Spain and its Italian territories, several independent Italian states, and the Soverei ...

. Procurator of San Marco. Inquisitor in Corfu. Regent of the

. President of the construction of the

Rialto Bridge The Rialto Bridge ( it, Ponte di Rialto; vec, Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the ' (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its fi ...

. A portrait by

hung in the

Belvedere Gallery Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to: Places Australia *Belvedere, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region Africa *Belvedere (Casablanca), a neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco * Belvedere, Harare, Zi ...

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, but was returned to Italy after World War I. With his brother Daniele, built the

in Maser (Treviso), with work by

and Vittoria and frescoes by Veronese. Subject of the work ’'La vie d'un patricien de Venise au XVI siècle " by French academic

Charles Yriarte Charles Yriarte (Paris 5 December 1832 – 10 April 1898 Paris) was a French writer and draughtsman, although his family was originally from Spain. He studied architecture in the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1856 became inspector of governm ...

in 1874 in Paris. *Pietro Barbaro was

o from 1516 to 1518,

of Portole from 1523 to 1528,
Archeografo triestino, Volume 11
', Domenico Rossetti, 1884 and

o again from 1530 to 1532. *Matteo Barbaro was Rector of

from 1518 to 1520. *Cornelio Barbaro was

Asolo Asolo () is a town and '' comune'' in the Veneto Region of northern Italy. It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings. History The town was originally a settlem ...

in 1527. *Alvise Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1528. *Luigi Barbaro was Lieutenant of

Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...

in 1530. *Bernardo Barbaro. (c.1532) Son of Galzerando. Condotierre in the army of

Charles V Charles V may refer to: * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) * Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain * Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise * Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) * Infa ...

in Italy. *Zuanne Barbaro. (c.1534) Uncle of

and

. Supervised the rebuilding of the

. *Francesco Barbaro, son of Luigi, was

of Castelfranco in 1532 and Rector of

and Argos in 1539 and

Zante Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Za ...

from 1552 to 1554. *Bortolomio Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1535. *Bernardo Barbaro, son of Girolamo, was

from 1540 to 1541. *Zaccaria Barbaro was Auditor of Trau in 1537.
Storia dell città di Traù
', Paolo Andreis, Marko Perojević, Spljet : Hrvatska stamparija Trumbići drug, 1908 *Marco Vincenzo Barbaro, was

from 1541 to 1542. *Cornelio Barbaro, son of Luigi, was

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Com ...

in 1543,

from 1547 to 1549, and Captain of

from 1554 to 1556. *Ermolao Barbaro was

in 1545. * Francesco Barbaro (1546–1616) Son of

. Bishop of Aquileia(1585–1593), Patriarch of Aquileia(1593–1616). Ambassador to the Court of Savoy.

Archbishop of Tyre The see of Tyre was one of the most ancient dioceses in Christianity. The existence of a Christian community there already in the time of Saint Paul is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Seated at Tyre, which was the capital of the Roman provi ...

. Shown celebrating a Provincial Synod in the choir of the Udine Cathedral. *Ermolao Barbaro (1548–1622) son of Marc'Antonio. Bishop of Aquileia (1596–1616), Patriarch of Aquileia(1616–1622) Ambassador to

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

, Archbishop of Tarsus. *Zaccaria Barbaro, son of Daniele, was

Cefalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It ...

from 1554 to 1556. *Giovanni Barbaro was

from 1559 to 1561. *Giovanni Battista Barbaro. (c.1560) Son of Francesco. Fought against the pirates of the

Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the ...

. *Giovanni Nicolo Barbaro, son of Francesco, was

and

from 1564 to 1567. *Nicolo Barbaro (c.1569) Son of Bertucci. Captain in

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label= Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

, defended the Castle of

Lazise Lazise is a ''comune'' (municipality) and town in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Garda. As of 31 December 2004, it h ...

against the troops of

Georg von Frundsberg Georg von Frundsberg (24 September 1473 – 20 August 1528) was a German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg. An early modern proponent of infantry tactics, he established ...

during the Sack of Rome. His arms are visible in the Palace dei Capitani de

Malcesine Malcesine is a ''comune'' (municipality) on the eastern shore of Lake Garda in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northwest of Verona. Geography and divisions The comune of Malcesine ...

. *Francesco Barbaro. (c.1569) Son of Alvise.

general in Dalmatia. *Zaccaria Barbaro was Rector of

in 1571. *Alvise Barbaro was Auditor of Zara from 1580 to 1581 and Auditor of Trau from 1585 to 1587. *Francesco Barbaro was Ambassador to

Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Sa ...

from 1581 to 1582. *Giacomo Barbaro was Rector of

from 1589 to 1590. *Cornelio Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1591. *Zaccaria Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1593. *Marco Barbaro, son of Francesco, was Captain of

and

of all

from 1598 to 1599 and

from 1606 to 1609. *Luigi Barbaro, son of Giovanni, was Captain and

from 1598 to 1600. *Aurelio Barbaro was Rector of

Fiume Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...

in 1602, 1612, and 1624. *Cornelio Barbaro, son of Giovanni, was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1606 and

and

of Cerigo from 1612 to 1614. *Pietro Alvise Barbaro was

of Albona and Fianona from 1612 to 1614.''L' Istria, Volume 1'', 1846
/ref> *Almoro Barbaro, son of Luigi, was

from 1615 to 1617.
Calendar of state papers and manuscripts, relating to English affairs
', A B Hinds, London, 1908 Plague struck Zante in 1617. *Antonio Barbaro was Provedditore General in

during the

War of Gradisca The Uskok War, also known as the War of Gradisca, was fought by the Austrians, Croats, and Spanish on one side and the Venetians, Dutch, and English on the other. It is named for the Uskoks, soldiers from Croatia used by the Austrians for irre ...

. He was relieved on the grounds of illness in 1616, but reappointed in 1617. *Marin Barbaro was

of Capodistria from 1618 to 1621. *Piero Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1618. *Cornelio Barbaro, son of Zaccaria, was

from 1619 to 1620. *Antonio Barbaro was

general of Zara from 1620 to 1623. *Giovanni Barbaro, son of Jacopo, was

in 1624. *Bartolomeo Barbaro, son of Giuseppe, was

from 1624 to 1626. *Alvise Barbaro was

of Capodistria from 1626 to 1627. * Antonio Barbaro (1627–1678)
Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the seventeenth century
', Kenneth Meyer Setton, Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1991 Son of Marc'Antonio.

general of the army against the Uscocchi. Captain of the Gulf in 1654. Provveditore d'Armata from 1658–1661.

general of Crete in 1667. Captain in the Battle of the Dardanelles.

general of

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, str ...

. Conquered Zara. There are statues of him and his brothers in the Church of

. Praised by Gabriele d'Annunzio during his declaration in Zara in 1918. *Francesco Barbaro (c.1632) Son of Orazio. Knight of Malta. *Giacomo Barbaro, son of Pietro Alvise, was

in 1634 . *Marcantonio Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1636 to 1638. *Francesco Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1642 to 1643 and

of Portole from 1643 to 1646. *Alvise Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1644 to 1645 and

of Portole in 1648. *Daniele Barbaro, son of Alvise was

alle biave in 1646. *Giacomo Barbaro, son of Angelo, was Doge of Crete in 1648,
Venezia e il Turco nella seconda meta del secolo XVII : con documenti inediti e con prefazione di Pasquale Villar
', Amy A Bernardy, Florence, 1902 Rector of

in 1654,

from 1661 to 1662, and

from 1665 to 1667. *Antonio Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1648 to 1649. *Lorenzo Barbaro, son of Angelo, was

and

from 1648 to 1652. *Luca Francesco Barbaro was Doge of Crete in 1649 and Captain of the Navy in 1651. *Angelo Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1651 to 1653. *Zambattista Barbaro, son of Zuanne was

alle biave in 1655. *Leonardo Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1656 to 1657. *Almoro Barbaro, son of Daniele, was Auditor of Pola from 1658 to 1659. and

Bailo of Corfu The Bailo of Corfu was the leader of the Venetian delegation to the island of Corfu who oversaw the affairs of the island while under Venetian rule and protected the commercial and military interests of the Republic of Venice. The first mention ...

from 1666 to 1667. *Bernardo Barbaro, son of Angelo, was

in 1663. *Lorenzo Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1664 to 1665. *Sante Barbaro (c.1668) Son of Alberto. Died victorious at Candia. Death is depicted in an album by Gatteri. *Pietro Alvise Barbaro, son of Giaco, was

from 1669 to 1670. *Almoro Barbaro, son of Piero was

alle biave in 1670. *Giuseppe Barbaro was

of Portole from 1670 to 1674. *Luigi Barbaro, son of Pietro, was

from 1671 to 1674. *Valentino Barbaro, son of Marc’Antonio, was

from in 1675. *Stefano Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1677. *Bernardo Barbaro was Auditor of Trau in 1676. *Almoro Barbaro. (1681–1758) Son of Alvise. ''

''. Procurator of San Marco. Elected

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, but refused the position. *Giorgio Barbaro, son of Alberto, was Rector of

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and

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from 1684 to 1689 and again from 1696 to 1700. *Alvise Barbaro, son of Piero was

alle biave in 1686 and

of Albona and Fianona from 1690 until his death in 1691. *Giacomo Barbaro, son of Angelo, was

from 1688 to 1689. *Angelo Maria Barbaro, was

from 1692 to 1693. *Alessandro Barbaro, son of Antonio, was

and

from 1692 to 1694. *Alberto Barbaro was

of Portole from 1697 to 1700. *Girolamo Barbaro was Auditor of Pola from 1698 to 1699 and Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1699. *Giacomo Barbaro was

o from 1703 to 1704 and Auditor of Pola from 1704 to 1706. *Camillo Barbaro, was

from 1705 to 1707. *Lorenzo Barbaro, son of Antonio, was Auditor of

from 1706 to 1707 and

of Zarnata from 1711 to 1713. *Giuseppe Barbaro, was

from 1708 to 1709 and Rector of

from 1710 to 1711. *Lorenzo Barbaro established a school in 1711 for the education of poor women in the San Andrea district, which was run by the Sisters of San Dorotea. *Pietro Barbaro, son of Alberto, was

and

from 1712 to 1714 and

in 1721. *Iseppo Barbaro, son of Antonio, was

from 1713 to 1716. *Marino Barbaro son of Gianfrancesco, was Captain of Zara from 1718 to 1720, and

of Vonizza from 1728 to 1730. *Marco Barbaro was Massaro all’oro at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1719. *Angelo Barbaro, son of Giuseppe, was

and

from 1721 to 1724 and Auditor of Zara from 1726 to 1728. *Alessandro Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1725 to 1726. *Marco Barbaro, son of Angelo, was

and

from 1727 to 1729. *Bernardo Barbaro, son of Angelo Maria, was

from 1729 to 1730 and

from 1733 to 1735. *Francesco Barbaro was Captain of Grisignana from 1731 to 1732. *Agostino Barbaro was Rector of

from 1732 to 1733. *Giorgio Barbaro, son of Giuseppe, was

and

from 1732 to 1735 and from 1745 to 1748. *Triffon Barbaro was Captain of Grisignana from 1735 to 1736. *Giuseppe Barbaro, son of Alessandro was

and

of Cerigo from 1737 to 1739. *Girolamo Bernardo Barbaro, son of Nicolo, was

of Vonizza from 1738 to 1740. *Francesco Barbaro was

o in 1740. *Antonio Barbaro was Auditor of Zara from 1740 to 1742. *Marchio Barbaro, son of Alessandro, was

of Asso and

from 1743 to 1745. *Bernardo Barbaro was

of Albona and Fianona from 1744 to 1747. *Giuseppe Barbaro was Auditor of Zara from 1746 to 1748. and Captain of Zara from 1749 to 1752. *Vicenzo Barbaro was Massaro all’oro at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1748. *Andrea Lauro Barbaro was Captain of Grisignana from 1748 to 1750. *Zuanne Alvise Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1751. *Stefano Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1753. *Antonio Barbaro was Rector of

from 1752 to 1754, Auditor of

from 1754 to 1755, and Auditor of Zara from 1756 to 1758. *Giuseppe Maria Barbaro, was

from 1755 to 1756. *Zorzi Barbaro was

o from 1755 to 1756. *Francesco Antonio Barbaro, son of Marino, was

from 1755 to 1758. *Simeone Barbaro was

o from 1758 to 1759. *Triffon Barbaro was Auditor of Trau from 1759 to 1760. *Agostino Barbaro, son of Angelo, was

and

from 1759 to 1762. *Pietro Girolamo Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1762 to 1763. *Bernardo Barbaro, was

from 1763 to 1765. *Giacomo Antonio Barbaro was Rector of

from 1765 to 1766. *Piero Alvise Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1766. *Girolamo Alberto Barbaro, was

from 1766 to 1767. *Marco Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1766 to 1767. *Giuseppe Maria Barbaro, was

from 1767 to 1769. *Federico Barbaro, son of Giacomo, was

from 1775 to 1777 and

in 1778. *Giovanni Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1777 to 1778. *Giovanni Barbaro, was

from 1777 to 1778. *Antonio Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1778 to 1780. *Angelo Barbaro, son of Agostino, was

Santa Maura Lefkada ( el, Λευκάδα, ''Lefkáda'', ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, ''Leukás'', modern pronunciation ''Lefkás'') and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Gr ...

from 1784 to 1786. *Agostino Barbaro, son of Angelo, was

in 1786. *Antonio Barbaro was Massaro all’oro at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1792 and Rector of

from 1795 to 1796. *Giorgio Barbaro was Auditor of

from 1793 to 1794. *Marco Barbaro was Massaro all’oro at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1794. *Francesco Barbaro was Massaro all’argento at the Zecca (the Venetian Mint) in 1796.

Patronage

The Barbaro family commissioned works from and actively supported the careers of several men. This list includes: *

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. * Josse Le Court. *

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. *

Vincenzo Scamozzi Vincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. He was perhaps the most important figure t ...

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

George of Trebizond George of Trebizond ( el, Γεώργιος Τραπεζούντιος; 1395–1486) was a Byzantine Greek philosopher, scholar, and humanist. Life He was born on the Greek island of Crete (then a Venetian colony known as the Kingdom of Candia), a ...

Alessandro Vittoria Alessandro Vittoria funerary monument - San Zaccaria, Venice Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608) was an Italian Mannerist sculptor of the Venetian school, "one of the main representatives of the Venetian classical style" and rivalling Giambo ...

Architecture

The Barbaro family was connected to several buildings in and near Venice, some of which include: *The

, located near the

Ponte dell'Accademia The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of only four bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, which from 1807 to 2004 was housed in the ...

, was the family's principal residence in Venice. until 1864."The buildings are also known as the Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis. It is one of the least altered of the Gothic palaces of Venice. *Another Palazzo Barbaro owned by a Daniele Barbaro and in 1797 by a Marco Barbaro. *Yet another Palazzo Barbaro, near the

Palazzo Barbarigo Palazzo Barbarigo is a palace situated facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. It is not to be confused with the Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto and Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza, both also on the Grand Canal, and other palazzi, and several vill ...

. It was owned in 1661 by a Lorenzo Barbaro and in 1712 by a Francesco Antonio Barbaro, but by 1740 it belonged to the Barbarigo family. *The

Palazzo Dario The Palazzo Dario is a palace located between the Palazzo Barbaro Wolkoff and the narrow Rio delle Torreselle on the Grand Canal of Venice, Grand Canal in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, of the city of Venice, Italy. The palace was built in the Vene ...

was built about 1450 by Zuanne Dario. After the death of diplomat Giovanni Dario in 1494, his daughter inherited. She was married to Vincenzo Barbaro, the son of Giacomo Barbaro and owner of the neighboring Palazzo Barbaro. *Another Palazzo Barbaro, now known as the Palazzo Barbaro-Volkoff or Barbaro-Wolkoff. This 14th-century Gothic palace was owned by an Antonio Barbaro in 1797.

Eleonora Duse Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse ( , ; 3 October 185821 April 1924), often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele d'Annunzio and He ...

later lived there. *

supported

’s design for a triple-arched

, though

Antonio da Ponte Antonio da Ponte (1512–1597) was a Venetian architect and engineer, most famous for his rebuilding of the Rialto Bridge in Venice. Antonio Da Ponte was head architect of the rebuilding of the Ducal Palace that was badly damaged by fire in 1574. ...

’s design for a single-arched bridge was chosen instead, and was one of three Venetian noblemen appointed to oversee the rebuilding of the bridge. *Starting in 1534, Fra Zuanne Barbaro was one of two friars who were responsible for rebuilding the Church of

according to the design of

Jacopo Sansovino Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. These are crucial works in the history of Venetian Renaissance arc ...

. Zuanne's brother Francisco was the first Venetian noble to purchase a family chapel there.

commissioned the church's altarpiece of' The Baptism of Christ'' (c.1555) by

and was buried in an unmarked grave in behind the church instead of in the family chapel. *The church of

, also known as the Santa Maria de Giglio was built around 900 by the Zubenigo family, who died out in 1124. It was rebuilt between 1680 and 1700 by

. The Barbaro family funded the rebuilding and the church contains statues of four members of the family. The façade shows plans for

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, Candia, Spalatro, and

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. *

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. One of the best known of

's villas, which he built for

Daniele Daniele is an Hebrew male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. Men with the given name Daniele * Daniele Bracciali (born 1978), Italian tennis player ...

and

. *The family also owned a property in the San Giovanni district.

established an academy of philosophy there in 1484. *In 1593-4

was one of the Venetian nobles in charge of the building of the star-shaped fortress town of

Palmanova Palmanova ( fur, Palme) is a town and comune in northeast Italy. The town is an example of a star fort of the late Renaissance, built up by the Venetian Republic in 1593. The fortifications were included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site li ...

. Marcantonio headed the group, Marcantonio Martinego was in charge of construction, and Giulio Savorgnan acted as an adviser.
Renaissance war studies
', John Rigby Hale, London Hambledon Press, 1983, pg. 185 *Daniele Barbaro may have designed the

Palazzo Trevisan A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

Murano Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). It is famous for its glass making. It was on ...

, alone or in collaboration with Palladio. Like the

and

probably also worked on the project, which was completed in 1557. Venice Scene 50.jpg, Palais Barbaro Wolkoff Palazzo Barbaro a San Vidal.jpg, Palais Barbaro-Curtis Palazzo Barbaro di Santo Stefano (Venice).jpg, Palazzo Barbaro a Santo Stefano Villa Barbaro panoramica fronte Marcok.jpg,

References

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