The Procuratori di San Marco were mostly, but not entirely, an honorific position, held for life. Formally, the procuratori di San Marco ranked second only to the doge.
“Procuratore, e Cavaliere” (Procurator, and Cavalier) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
“I Procuratori di S. Marcho” from the “Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane”, published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
“La scopa privilegiata” (The privileged broom) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
“Loggietta” from the “Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane”, published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
“La Piazza di S. Marco” from the “Gran Teatro di Venezia”, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
Jacopo TIepolo, doge 1229–1249, left an impact on Venice, which is still clearly visible today.
“Procurator di san Marco” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Procuratori di S. Marco” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Procuratore di S. Marco” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto