# Bust of Gerolamo Grimani [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VITTORIA, Alessandro]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary The Grimani were an Italian family of statesmen, ecclesiastics, collectors, and patrons. They had settled in Venice by the 10th century, and their wealth was derived from trade with the eastern Mediterranean; one branch of the family settled on Crete in the early 13th century. The Venetian Grimani emerged as prominent members of the hereditary nobility in the 13th and 14th centuries and advanced their influence through holding offices in the Republic and later in the Church. Gerolamo Grimani \(c. 1500-1570\) was a statesman and patron, from the San Luca branch of the family. He had a prominent political career, becoming Procurator of San Marco in 1560. He devoted considerable attention and money to the building of an imposing palazzo on the Grand Canal, on a site he acquired from the Contarini in 1556. The palazzo was <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/s/sanmiche/2grimani.html'\)" href="/html/s/sanmiche/2grimani.html">designed by Michele Sanmicheli.</a> ## Related artworks - [A Gentleman of the Zorzi Family]() - [A Lady of the Zorzi Family]() - [Altar and Altarpiece]() - [Altar of the Luganegheri]() - [Annunciation]() - [Atlante \(left of a pair\)]() - [Atlante \(right of a pair\)]() - [Bust of a Man]() - [Bust of Domenico Duodo]() - [Bust of Francesco Duodo]() - [Bust of Giovanni Battista Ferretti]() - [Bust of Giovanni Donà]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()