Tomb of Tommaso Contarini
by VITTORIA, Alessandro, Marble
After 1585, the autograph production of Vittoria’s portrait busts declined sharply. The bust of Tommaso Contarini on his tomb in Madonna dell’Orto is by the workshop.
Tommaso Contarini (1488-1578) was part of a Venetian patrician family which gave eight doges to the Republic, and included among its members procurators of San Marco, generals, ambassadors, cardinals and men of letters.