Marco Barbarigo

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Portrait of Marco Barbarigo probably made during his stay in London, oil on oak, 24.2 × 16 cm, around 1449 to 1450, National Gallery, London
Marco Barbarigo, painting by Domenico Tintoretto (1560–1635)

Marco Barbarigo (* around 1413 in Venice ; † August 14, 1486 there , buried in Santa Maria della Carità) was the 73rd Doge of Venice . He ruled from 1485 to 1486.

family

Marco Barbarigo's coat of arms

The Barbarigo belonged to the richest families in Venice, Marco himself was called the rich . They had extensive estates in Crete , near Verona and near Treviso . In addition to the two Doges Marco and Agostino Barbarigo , there were a number of procurators and cardinals in the family. The family died out in the middle of the 18th century.

Life

Marco Barbarigo was the son of the procurator of San Marco Francesco and Cassandra Morosini. He was married to Lucia Ruzzini, whose grandfather was the procurator Federico Contarini . The couple had at least five sons and four daughters. Barbarigo represented his hometown on diplomatic missions in England and Flanders. During this time (1449) he had himself portrayed by an unknown painter from Jan van Eyck's circle.

He was elected Doge in a year when the plague raged in Venice. He was the first doge to be inducted into office at the Scala dei giganti . The assumption that was once rumored that Marco Barbarigo fell victim to an unknown assassin does not apply.

Tomb

Marco Barbarigo was buried like his brother Agostino Barbarigo in the church of Santa Maria della Carità . The tomb created by Mauro Codussi was almost completely destroyed by Napoleon's troops .

literature

  • Andrea da Mosto: I Dogi di Venezia. Florence 1983.
  • Helmut Dumler: Venice and the Doges . Düsseldorf 2001.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Günter Brucher : History of Venetian Painting , Vol. 2: From Giovanni Bellini to Vittore Carpaccio . Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2010, ISBN 978-3-205-78569-9 , p. 162. This portrait came into the possession of the National Gallery in London.
  2. ↑ Giorgio Bertolizio: Dogi. Nullità al potere . Castelvecchi, Rome 2013, ISBN 978-88-6826-015-6 , p. 233.
predecessor Office successor
Giovanni Mocenigo Doge of Venice
1485–1486 		Agostino Barbarigo
personal data
SURNAME Barbarigo, Marco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 73. Doge of Venice
DATE OF BIRTH around 1413
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1486
Place of death Venice , buried Santa Maria della Carità