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| The '''Barbaro family''' is a ] family who were ]s of the ]. Various members are noted as church leaders, diplomats, patrons of the arts, military commanders, philosophers, scholars, and scientists. <ref>“The City of Falling Angels'', John Berendt, Penguin Books, 2006, pg.150 , ISBN 1594200580</ref> | The '''Barbaro family''' is a ] family who were ]s of the ]. Various members are noted as church leaders, diplomats, patrons of the arts, military commanders, philosophers, scholars, and scientists. <ref>“The City of Falling Angels'', John Berendt, Penguin Books, 2006, pg.150 , ISBN 1594200580</ref> | ||
| Two of the family's most famous members were the brothers ] and ], who were patrons of the architect ] and the painter ].<ref>Hobson, Anthony, "Villa Barbaro", in ''Great Houses of Europe'', ed. ] (London: Weidenfeld, 1961), pp. 89–97. ISBN 0-600-33843-6</ref>. Barbaro family members acted as deans and professors of the ]. Several members were also ] including: |
Two of the family's most famous members were the brothers ] and ], who were patrons of the architect ] and the painter ].<ref>Hobson, Anthony, "Villa Barbaro", in ''Great Houses of Europe'', ed. ] (London: Weidenfeld, 1961), pp. 89–97. ISBN 0-600-33843-6</ref>. Barbaro family members acted as deans and professors of the ]. Several members were also ] including:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/aqui0.htm | title="The Patriarchate of Aquileia" | accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref> | ||
| * ] – Patriarch 1491–1493 | * ] – Patriarch 1491–1493 | ||
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| * Ermolao II Barbaro – Bishop 1596–1616, Patriarch 1616–1622 | * Ermolao II Barbaro – Bishop 1596–1616, Patriarch 1616–1622 | ||
| ⚫ | The Barbaro family was organized into an ], of which the family supported the ] of the church of ], which primarily assisted citizens in time of plague, and the Scuola's Sala dell'Albergo functioned as the conference room for the members of the confraternity's Albergo. <ref> Astrid Zenkert, tintoretto in Der Scuola di San Rocco, Ensemble un Wirkung, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Tubingen 2003. ISBN 3-8030-1918-4. </ref> | ||
| A Vincenzo Barbaro inherited the ] in 1494. {{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} | |||
| The noble Barbaro-family ] is a red circle on a white field. | |||
| In the 17th century, the family expanded upon their large ] of ] design on Venice's Grand Canal by also building a second ] palace right next to it for the purpose of housing their ballroom.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.turismo.provincia.venezia.it/turismoambientale/cd_1/itinerari/Guggenheim/cabarbaro.html | title="Ca' Barbaro" (Italian) | accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> | |||
| == Patronage == | |||
| The church of ] houses a chapel of the Barbaro family containing the Barbaro ancestral device, a red circle on a white field.<ref>''The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto'', Jonathan Buckley, Rough Guides, 2004, pg., ISBN 1843533022</ref> <ref>“The City of Falling Angels'', John Berendt, Penguin Books, 2006, pg.161 , ISBN 1594200580</ref>. | |||
| The Barbaro family has been connected to several building campaigns within and around Venice, some of which include: | |||
| *rebuilding the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | The Barbaro family ] supported the ] of the church of ], which primarily assisted citizens in time of plague, and the Scuola's Sala dell'Albergo functioned as the conference room for the members of the confraternity's Albergo. <ref> Astrid Zenkert, tintoretto in Der Scuola di San Rocco, Ensemble un Wirkung, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Tubingen 2003. ISBN 3-8030-1918-4. </ref> | ||
| *expanding ]. | |||
| *overseeing ]. | |||
| *creating a Barbaro-family chapel within ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *rebuilding ]. | |||
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| ==Notable members== | ==Notable members== | ||
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| *] (d. 1679), Venetian soldier and colonial official | *] (d. 1679), Venetian soldier and colonial official | ||
| == |
==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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The Barbaro family is a noble family who were patricians of the Republic of Venice. Various members are noted as church leaders, diplomats, patrons of the arts, military commanders, philosophers, scholars, and scientists.
Two of the family's most famous members were the brothers Daniele Barbaro and Marcantonio Barbaro, who were patrons of the architect Andrea Palladio and the painter Paolo Veronese.. Barbaro family members acted as deans and professors of the University of Padua. Several members were also Patriarchs of Aquileia including:
- Ermolao Barbaro – Patriarch 1491–1493
- Daniel Barbaro – Patriarch 1550–1570
- Francesco Barbaro – Bishop 1585–1593, Patriarch 1593–1616
- Ermolao II Barbaro – Bishop 1596–1616, Patriarch 1616–1622
The Barbaro family was organized into an Albergo, of which the family supported the Scuola Grande of the church of San Rocco, Venice, which primarily assisted citizens in time of plague, and the Scuola's Sala dell'Albergo functioned as the conference room for the members of the confraternity's Albergo.
The noble Barbaro-family coat of arms is a red circle on a white field.
Patronage
The Barbaro family has been connected to several building campaigns within and around Venice, some of which include:
- rebuilding the Rialto bridge .
- expanding Palazzo Barbaro.
- overseeing Palazzo Dario.
- creating a Barbaro-family chapel within San Francesco della Vigna.
- rebuilding Santa Maria Zobenigo.
Notable members
- Donato Barbaro (fl. c. 1259), Venetian admiral
- Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454), humanist
- Ermolao Barbaro (1410–1471/1474), bishop of Treviso and Verona
- Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494), ambassador
- Ermolao Barbaro (1454–1493/1495), philosopher
- Marco Barbaro (1511–1570), genealogist
- Daniele Barbaro (1513–70), scholar, cardinal and co-owner of Villa Barbaro
- Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595), ambassador and co-owner of Villa Barbaro
- Antonio Barbaro (d. 1679), Venetian soldier and colonial official
References
- “The City of Falling Angels, John Berendt, Penguin Books, 2006, pg.150 , ISBN 1594200580
- Hobson, Anthony, "Villa Barbaro", in Great Houses of Europe, ed. Sacheverell Sitwell (London: Weidenfeld, 1961), pp. 89–97. ISBN 0-600-33843-6
- ""The Patriarchate of Aquileia"". Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- Astrid Zenkert, tintoretto in Der Scuola di San Rocco, Ensemble un Wirkung, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Tubingen 2003. ISBN 3-8030-1918-4.