Pietro Barozzi

Son of the senator Ludovico Barozzi, he began to study Latin and Greek letters with his companions Pietro Delfino and Leonardo Loredan, all pupils of the master Pierleone Leoni.

[1] [2] [3] He devoted particular attention to architectural studies, which he put into practice in rearranging and decorating public and ecclesiastical structures, influenced by the style of Alberti.

[3] It is in Padua in the Museo Diocesano, the former bishop's palace, which Barozzi transformed into a magnificent Renaissance showplace.

[5] In recent times he is considered influential in humanism, and Hubert Jedin describes him as an exemplary bishop.

The erudite bishop Pietro Barozzi left a large collection of books: juridical, theological works, of Greek, Latin and vernacular classics and humanist authors.

Padua Cathedral , Bishop Pietro Barozzi's tomb