Gasparo Contarini

Gasparo Contarini

male, deceased (1542)
Cardinal Pole, simony, Consilium de Emendanda Ecclesia, De magistratibus et republica Venetorum, Sack of Rome, Paul IV…FromVenice
Gasparo Contarini (October 16, 1483 - August 24, 1542) was an Italian diplomat and cardinal. He was born in Venice. After a thorough scientific and...
Emilio Vedova

Emilio Vedova

male, deceased (2006)
painter, World War II, Expressionism, Italian, modern art, prometeo…FromVenice
Emilio Vedova was an Italian modern painter, considered one of the most important to emerge in his country's artistic scene after World War II....
Vettor Pisani

Vettor Pisani

male, deceased (1380)
croatian, admiral, hungarian, genoa, venetian, rab…FromVenice
Vettor Pisani was a Venetian admiral. He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo...
Antonio Caldara

Antonio Caldara

male, deceased (1736)
Baroque composer, composer, Italian, baroque, opera, mantua…FromVenice
Antonio Caldara (1670 or 1671 - December 26, 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a...
Ermolao Barbaro

Ermolao Barbaro

male, 555 years old
Italian, Renaissance, Classical scholar, Scholar, FromVenice
Ermolao Barbaro or Barbarus (May 21, 1454-June 14, 1493 or 1495) was an Italian Renaissance scholar.
Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni

male, deceased (1751)
Italian opera composer, baroque, Opera composer, Baroque composer, composer, Italian…FromVenice, Republic of Venice, born in Venice, Italy
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (June 8, 1671, Venice, Republic of Venice - January 17, 1751, Venice, Republic of Venice) was a Venetian Baroque composer....
Baldassarre Galuppi

Baldassarre Galuppi

male, deceased (1785)
L'amante di tutte, I tre amanti ridicoli, Italian opera composer, FromVenice, Classical era composer, maestro di cappella…from the Veneto
Baldassarre Galuppi (October 18, 1706 - January 3, 1785) was an Italian composer from Venice, noted for his operas, and particularly opera buffa....
Sebastiano Venier

Sebastiano Venier

male, deceased (1578)
admiral, Italian, Doge of Venice, FromVenice, Venetian military personnel, Doges of Venice
Sebastiano Venier or Veniero (ca 1496 - March 3, 1578) was Doge of Venice from June 11, 1577 to March 3, 1578.
Bruno Maderna

Bruno Maderna

male, deceased (1973)
Conductor, German, composer, Italian, FromVenice, Classical composer…born in Venice, Italy, died from lung cancer
Bruno Maderna (april 21 1920 - november 13 1973) was an Italian-German conductor and composer.
Hugo Pratt

Hugo Pratt

male, deceased (1995)
Comics artist, comics writer, Italian, FromVenice, Comic book creator, Eisner Award
Hugo Eugenio Pratt was an Italian comic book creator who combined his strong storytelling talent with extensive historical research on Corto...