Contarini Fleming: A Psychological Romance is the fourth and most autobiographical novel written by Benjamin Disraeli, who would later become a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was published anonymously in May 1832 but despite the author considering it his best novel, was a financial failure. Synopsis

The Contarini were one of the oldest Venetian families whose origins are often linked to the beginning of the city itself. The first historically verified documentation of the Contarini shows up in 960. Over the centuries, the family had branched out and rooted itself in over 20 familial lines. Domenico was the first Doge of the Contarini family.

Introduction. Palazzo Contarini Polignac on Dorsoduro was built around the mid fifteenth century in a style that marks the turn from the gothic to the lombardesque Renaissance. Its architect was most probably Giovanni Buora, with a remarkable stone and marble façade decoration on the Grand Canal. In the mid sixteenth century, it became the

Venetian statesman and cardinal (1483-1542) Contarini, GASPARO, Venetian statesman and cardinal, b. October 16, 1483, of an ancient and noble family in Venice; d. at Bologna, August 24, 1542. He received his elementary training in his native city; and afterwards, from 1501 to 1509, he frequented the University of Padua, where he studied Greek

Contarini family, distinguished Venetian family, one of the 12 that elected the first doge in 697 and later gave Venice eight doges and many other eminent citizens. The first of the family to be

The Contarini's welcoming landing and covered entry are accessed by inviting stairs, and open onto a spacious foyer with views of the dining room, expansive great room, and desirable covered deck beyond. The well-designed kitchen is equipped with a large center island with breakfast bar, plenty of counter and cabinet space, and ample dual pantry.

Located in Split, a 3-minute walk from Diocletian's Palace, Contarini Luxury Rooms features views of the city.

Early History of the Contarini family. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Contarini research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1099, 1206, 1308, 1585, 1593, 1580, 1656, 1655, 1656, 1601, 1684, 1677, 1749, 1681, 1760, 1701, 1705, 1708 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Contarini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products

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Por el año 1522 se dirigió secretamente--según las relaciones y comunicaciones del embajador veneciano Contarini--a la república de Venecia. Conócese en Venecia bajo el nombre de coleccion Riccheti. De un espejo de Venecia. Y las naves mercantes de Venecia. Las armadas de Venecia.

Monet's paintings of the Palazzo Contarini also recall the melancholy color symphonies of his painter friend James Abbott McNeill Whistler, who had first 

Villa Contarini is a mostly Baroque-style, patrician rural palace in Piazzola sul Brenta, province of Padova, in the region of the Veneto of northern Italy. The villa is spread over a 40 hectare area, with canals, and a lake. Now owned by the government of the region of Veneto, and administered through the Fondazione G. E. Ghirardi, the villa

Contarini WALLPAPER Understated romantic wallpapers including muted opalescents From understated lace designs, subtle metallic and foiled abstracts, and a divine muted flock, to the romantic displays of the opalescent floral prints, this collection has a true breadth of character. The diversity of wallpapers on display here is ideal for both

Gasparo Contarini was an Italian philosopher, ambassador, and cardinal. His wide range of interests covered metaphysics, elementary physics, but also political history and biblical exegesis. He was an important philosophical interlocutor of Pietro Pomponazzi, Girolamo Fracastoro, and Juan Sepulveda. As ambassador of Venice, he traveled to

Alvise Contarini (24 October 1601 - 15 January 1684) was the 106th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 26 August 1676 until his death seven and a half years later.He was the eighth and final member of the House of Contarini to serve as Doge of Venice (with the first being Domenico I Contarini, who became Doge in 1043).. His reign was largely peaceful, as the Republic of Venice was

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Storia. La comparsa della bandiera contarina risale al dogato di Domenico II Contarini, doge della Repubblica di Venezia tra il 1659 e il 1675. Si tratta di un paviglione, che sventolava sulla galeazza dogale, e può quindi essere considerata una delle bandiere ufficiali della Repubblica di Venezia. Non si hanno notizie dell'artigiano o dell'artista cui il doge Contarini demandò l

CONTARINI, AMBROGIO (1429-99), Venetian merchant and diplomat, author of a noteworthy report on Persia under the Āq Qoyunlū Uzun Ḥasan. He was descended from a patrician family, and in his youth he lived in Constantinople as a merchant until the Turco-Venetian war began in 1463. In 1470, aboard the Aegeus.

Personal data. Place of Birth Mestre (VE). Date of Birth 25/11/1989. Citizenship Italian. Telephone +393461282193. E-mail [email protected].

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The fountain is decorated with statues of sphynxes, lions and snakes. The monument, given to the city of Bergamo by the city chief magistrate Alvise Contarini in 1780, hasn't always been located here: in fact, during about 30 years it was replaced by a statue of Garibaldi, which was later moved in Lower Bergamo in 1900. Here's a fun fact.