▁with ▁a ▁don ation ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁duc ats , ▁he ▁secured ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁prov ved itore ▁and ▁captain ▁in ▁Leg n ago , ▁in ▁the ▁Ver ona ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁There ▁he ▁am ass ed ▁considerable ▁rural ▁wealth , ▁as ▁tax ▁returns ▁for ▁ 1 5 3 7 ▁show ▁him ▁in ▁agr arian ▁poss essions ▁meas uring ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Ven et ian ▁camp i ▁in ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 9 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁sav i ▁alle ▁dec ime , ▁then , ▁through ▁a ▁ 4 0 0 ▁du cat ▁don ation ▁he ▁secured ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁preg adi ▁before ▁purch asing ▁for ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁duc ats ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁pro cur atore ▁de ▁Sup ra , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁chief ▁pro cur ators ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mark ' s , ▁task ed ▁with ▁the ▁conservation ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Bas il ica . ▁He ▁would ▁maintain ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁role ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Leg n ago ▁with ▁M iche le ▁San m ich eli ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁evolution ▁in ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁Antonio ▁C app ello ▁was ▁his ▁nom ination ▁to ▁prov ved itor ▁sop ra ▁le ▁fab br iche ▁di ▁Leg n ago - ▁super int ended ▁over ▁the ▁fort ification ▁works ▁of ▁Leg n ago - ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁removal