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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
view of Saint Mark's Square Procuratie Nuove (left), Procuratie Nuovissime (centre), and Procuratie Vecchie (right)
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. Procurati
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 elect
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, admini
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.
Biblioteca Marciana
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The Marciana Library or Library of Saint Mark is a public library in Venice, Italy. It is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories for manuscripts in Italy and holds one of the
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…should begin with the section directly in front of the palace and that the space should be destined for the ridotti of the procurators as well as the library, consisting in the precious collection of Greek and Latin manuscripts, entrusted to the care of the procurators, that Cardinal Bessarion had donated…
Main façade
Main façade
Reading room
Reading room
Cardinal Bessarion's letter to Doge Cristoforo Moro and the Senate of Venice, announcing the donation of his library. BNM Lat. XIV, 14 (= 4235), fol.
Cardinal Bessarion's letter to Doge Cristoforo Moro and the Senate of Venice, announcing the donation of his library. BNM Lat. XIV, 14 (= 4235), fol. 1r.
Justus van Gent, Portrait of Cardinal Bessarion (c. 1473–1476). Bessarion was created cardinal on 8 January 1440 by Pope Eugene IV.
Justus van Gent, Portrait of Cardinal Bessarion (c. 1473–1476). Bessarion was created cardinal on 8 January 1440 by Pope Eugene IV.