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    front of the high altar, Doge Andrea Gritti paid 1000 ducats. In 1542, Vettor Grimani and his brother Cardinal Marino acquired rights to build the facade...
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    Selaphiel The chapel of Ignatius of Loyola Erected at the expense of Vettor Grimani Procurator. In the center is the altarpiece, the statue of the founder...
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    Short name CDV Founded May 5, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-05-05) Location Venice, Italy Commodore Pier Vettor Grimani Website www.compagniadellavela.org...
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  • Event Gold Silver Bronze 2009 Scarlino Sideracordis  Pier Vettor Grimani (ITA) Lady  Piergiorgio Ravaioni (ITA) WB Five  Gianclaudio Bassetti (ITA) 2010...
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    the bridge and works at Rialto together with Tommaso Contarini and Vettor Grimani for the period between January 1551 and November 1554, where he oversaw...
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  • Pompeo Pietro Gradenigo Grimani family Grimani, Antonio Grimani, Domenico Grimani, Marino (doge) Grimani, Marino (cardinal) Grimani, Pietro Glass manufacture...
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    Loredan, who later became Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to Doge Antonio Grimani: “The Loredanian tradition for patriotism and nobility was handed on in...
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    and Venier are recognized as of non-Venetian origin; of the Donà, of the Grimani and of the Lando there is no information because they are only mentioned...
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    at Calle Del Traghetto at S. Maurizio,. At this time, Procurator Pietro Vettor Pisani commissioned Canova's first marble statue: a depiction of Daedalus...
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    entirety of his brief reign. Giovanni Pesaro was the son of Elena Soranzo and Vettor Pesaro, a rich man. He rose to prominence quickly, being repeatedly elected...
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