▁of ▁the ▁in comp et ent ▁Pietro ▁Tag lia pi etra . ▁His ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁" for te zza ▁nova " ▁at ▁Leg n ago , ▁strongly ▁desired ▁by ▁do ge ▁Andrea ▁G rit ti , ▁a ▁project ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁land ▁forces ▁Francesco ▁Maria ▁I ▁della ▁R over e . ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁however ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁slow ▁and ▁cont ested ▁process . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 5 3 0 ▁the ▁chief ▁architect ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁project , ▁the ▁Ferr ar ese ▁Sig ism ondo ▁de ▁Fant is ▁was ▁fired ▁for ▁in comp et ency , ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁a ide , ▁the ▁Ver on ese ▁M iche le ▁San m ich eli , ▁whose ▁Port a ▁di ▁San ▁Mart ino ▁had ▁gained ▁considerable ▁acc laim ▁as ▁a ▁taste ful ▁yet ▁function ▁example ▁of ▁military ▁engineering . ▁Problem s ▁did ▁not ▁ce ase ▁and ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 5 3 2 ▁the ▁Republic ' s ▁authorities , ▁learning ▁that ▁the ▁works ▁were ▁still ▁far ▁behind ▁schedule ▁removed ▁Antonio ▁C app ello ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁super int endent . ▁Both ▁M iche le ▁San m iche le ▁and ▁Francesco ▁Maria ▁della ▁R over e ▁however ▁def ended ▁his ▁role ▁and ▁actions . ▁ ▁Emb ass y ▁at ▁Charles ▁V ’ s ▁court ▁at ▁Gand ▁▁ ▁The ▁removal ▁from ▁office ▁at ▁Leg n ago