House of Buzzaccarini

The House of Buzzaccarini is an ancient Italian noble family from Padua that had a notable role in the history of the Republic of Venice.

[8][9] In the XII-XIII they related to the Carraresi[10][11] and the Ezzelini da Romano, exercising political power and contributing to the artistic and cultural development of the city starting from the Pre-Renaissance era.

They were responsible for the commission of the cycle of frescoes in the Baptistery of the Padua Cathedral and the construction of the Church of the Santa Maria dei Servi.

In 1571 they fought until victory as jail commanders[13] in Lepanto in aid of the Republic of Venice.

At the end of the Republic of Venice,[14] a branch purchased in the title of Venetian patrician.

Detail of I miracoli di Cristo . Fina Buzzaccarini alongside her husband Francesco I da Carrara and Italian poet Francesco Petrarca .