696. MARCO BARBARIGO.

_Unknown_ (Flemish: 15th century).

_See also_ (p. xx)

He was Venetian Consul in London in 1449, and holds in his hand a

letter addressed to him there. He was subsequently elected Doge, but

died (in 1486), after holding the office for six months. It is recorded

of him as Doge that he was a specially mild-tempered and good man--a

character which is not belied in this portrait of him in his earlier

days. This portrait was formerly ascribed to Gerard van der Meire (see

under 1078). It is now by some attributed to Petrus Cristus.

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