et ian ▁noble , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Pol o ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁C app ello ▁family . ▁A ▁Pro cur ator ▁of ▁St ▁Mark ' s , ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Charles ▁V ▁at ▁Gand , ▁but ▁is ▁mainly ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁prom ot ers ▁of ▁public ▁art ▁and ▁architect ural ▁projects ▁in ▁six teenth - century ▁Ven ice . ▁He ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁pal azzo ▁on ▁San ▁Pol o ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Ca ▁C app ello ▁L ay ard ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁its ▁re development . ▁ ▁Political ▁Begin nings ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁approximately ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 4 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Gi amb att ista ▁of ▁Mar ino ▁C app ello , ▁a ▁merchant ▁and ▁a ▁no blem an , ▁and ▁Pa ola ▁Gar z oni , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mar ino ▁Gar z oni , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁prominent ▁in ▁politics ▁as ▁pro cur atore ▁de ▁Cit ra , ▁pod est à ▁of ▁Ver ona , ▁pod est à ▁of ▁Mant ua ▁and ▁finally ▁du ke ▁of ▁Cand ia . ▁Antonio ▁C app ello ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁vice - pod est à ▁of ▁C olog na ▁Ven eta , ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 5 ▁an ▁official ▁at ▁the ▁Dog ana ▁da ▁Mar ▁- ▁the ▁mar itime ▁custom s ▁office - ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 6 ,