Procuratie
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The Procuratie are three connected buildings along the perimeter of Saint Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. Two of the buildings, the Procuratie Vecchie and the Procuratie Nuove, were constructed by the procurators of Saint Mark, the second-highest dignitaries in the government of the Republic of Venice, who were charged with administering the treasury of the Church of Saint Mark as well as the financial affairs of state wards and trust funds established on behalf of religious and charitable institutions.
view of Saint Mark's Square Procuratie Nuove (left), Procuratie Nuovissime (centre), and Procuratie Vecchie (right)
a. St Mark's Basilica b. Doge's Palace c. Bell tower and Loggetta d. Marciana Library e. Mint f. Procuratie Nuove (Royal Palace (Venice)) g. Procuratie Nuovissime h. Procuratie Vecchie i. Clock tower
Tintoretto, Portrait of Procurator Antonio Cappello (c. 1561). One of the major proponents of urban renewal of Saint Mark's Square, Cappello was elected procurator de supra in 1523, at the age of only 29, following the payment of 8,000 ducats.
Gentile Bellini, Processione di Corpus Domini in Piazza san Marco (1496). The detail shows the northern side with the twelfth-century building, administered by the procurators de supra, that housed rental apartments and shops.
Piazza San Marco
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Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. Almost all the other urban spaces in the city are called campi ("fields"). The Piazzetta is an extension of the Piazza towards San Marco basin in its southeast corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are referred to together. This article relates to both of them.
Piazza San Marco in 2021
Plan of the Piazza and Piazzetta.
Piazza San Marco
Western façade of St Mark's Basilica