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2 unusual facts about Barbarigo family


Barbarigo family

The Barbarigo were among the most influent Venetian families and have generated bishops, cardinals and patriarchs, including Gregorio Barbarigo, who was born in the Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto in 1625.

The family remained part of the Venetian patricians after the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio in 1297.



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A Man with a Quilted Sleeve

Art historian Antonio Mazzotta claims it portrays a man from the Barbarigo family described precisely by Vasari.

Villa Barbarigo

Various villas in Italy are called from the Barbarigo family.

Villa Barbarigo, Noventa Vicentina

In 1588, the Barbarigo family had commissioned the building from a generally unknown Veronese architect, who was familiar with Andrea Palladio's works.