Piero Contarini

Piero or Pietro Contarini (1578–1632) was a Venetian aristocrat and ambassador to Turin, Paris, London, Madrid and Rome.

[1] Contarini was consedered a conservative catholic near to the position of papacy, and on 9 June 1623 he was appointed Venetian ambassador in Rome.

Busino wrote that Anne of Denmark was dressed in pink and gold, with "a farthingale that was four feet wide at the hips".

Busino described another audience at Somerset House on 28 December, to which Contarini was led through private corridors from the apartments of a lady in waiting to the queen.

As shown by his description of visiting Somerset House, Orazio Busino had a keen interest in drama and theatre.

[6] He noted the growing English trade with the East Indies for pepper, cloves, indigo, and silk, commodities which previously were supplied by Venetian merchants.