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The Barbaro family was an aristocratic Venetian family which included the humanists Daniele Barbaro and Marcantonio Barbaro, who were among the patrons of the architect Andrea Palladio and the painter Paolo Veronese.

The Barbaro first appeared in Venice ca. 868 A.D.. However, The male line of the Venetian branch of the family died out in the 18th century. The family are documented as holding high office in the republic as early as the ninth century. . The Barbaro's wealth was founded on the salt trade, and in the 15th century they built a large Gothic palazzo in Venice's grand canal. Later during the 17th century another Barbaro palazzo was built alongside designed by Antonio Gaspari.

The earlier palazzo was later acquired by the Curtis family of Massachusetts. From 1881 (theu did not purchase the palazzo until 1885) the Curtis' created a salon at the palazzo frequented by such notable figures of the day as Henry James and John Singer Sargent The family had a country retreat at Maser - the Villa Barbaro designed by Palladio

Family members acted as deans and professors of the University of Padua and as Patriarchs of Aquileia. The church of Santa Maria Zobenigo in Venice was built for them although the original family church was San Francesco della Vigna, the cemetery of which Daniele Barbaro had wished to be buried in .

Notable members

• Donato Barbaro about 1259.
• Francesco Barbaro (1390-1454) an important humanist
• Giosafat Barbaro (1413-1494)
• Ermolao Barbaro (1454—1493/1495)
• Daniele Barbaro (1513-70), brother of Marcantonio; they owned Villa Barbaro
• Marcantonio Barbaro (1518–1595)
• Marco Barbaro (1511–1570)

Notes

1. Hobson, p.93
2. Hobson. p,91.
3. Venice.JCR.net
4. Venice and the Renaissance, Manfredo Tafuri, trans.Jessica Levine, 1989, MIT Press, ISBN 0262700549

References

• Hobson, Anthony. (Villa Barbaro - pages 89 – 97) "Great Houses of Europe". 1961. George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd. London. ISBN 0-600-33843-6.
• Venice.JCR.net retrieved 10 July 2007

• Italian families
• Roman Catholic families