Marco Contarini

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Marco Contarini (born February 20, 1631, probably in Piazzola sul Brenta , near Padua , † probably May 20, 1689 in Padua) came from the important Venetian patrician family of the Contarini and was procurator of San Marco .

Life

As such he was u. a. responsible for construction activities of the republic and asset management of San Marco . He was a well-known patron of music and gathered a large collection of music manuscripts in his villa in Piazzola, which Girolamo Contarini donated to the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice in 1843 (906 manuscripts and 4,000 books) . It is an important source on 17th century music, especially opera scores such as those by Claudio Monteverdi (e.g. Coronation of Poppea ) and Francesco Cavalli . Contarini also made musical instruments in the Contarini-Correr collection in the Museo Correr in Venice (purchased by Pietro Correr in 1872). Other parts of the musical instruments collection are now in the museums of the conservatories in Paris and Brussels and in the Museo Civico in Venice.

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personal data
SURNAME Contarini, Marco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Procurator of San Marco and collector
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1631
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Piazzola sul Brenta , near Padua
DATE OF DEATH uncertain: May 20, 1689
Place of death Padua