▁to ▁architect ▁M iche le ▁San m ich eli ▁from ▁their ▁shared ▁days ▁in ▁Leg n ago , ▁and ▁this ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁commission ▁to ▁M iche le ▁San m ich eli ▁important ▁works . ▁Not ▁only ▁that , ▁but ▁two ▁of ▁San m ich eli ' s ▁art istic ▁prot ég és , ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Zel otti ▁and ▁Paolo ▁Ver on ese , ▁received ▁from ▁him ▁important ▁comm issions . ▁ ▁Commission ing ▁of ▁the ▁fres co ▁cycle ▁of ▁Zel otti ▁and ▁Ver on ese ▁at ▁Ca ’ ▁C app ello ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁surprising ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁promoted ▁the ▁Republic ' s ▁political ▁adv ancement ▁through ▁a ▁cultiv ated ▁cultural ▁policy ▁thought ▁to ▁advance ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁political ▁career ▁through ▁art istic ▁patron age . ▁As ▁such ▁Antonio ▁C app ello ▁organized ▁a ▁substantial ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁pal azzo ▁he ▁inherited ▁on ▁the ▁Grand ▁Canal , ▁Ca ’ ▁C app ello , ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁with ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Zel otti ▁and ▁Ver on ese ▁creating ▁a ▁large ▁fres co - cycle ▁with ▁myth ological ▁scenes . ▁The ▁fres co es ▁were ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁and ▁had ▁worn ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁Carlo ▁R id olf i ▁could ▁still ▁see ▁them ▁" above ▁the ▁Grand ▁Canal ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁C app elli ▁[ Ver on ese ] ▁col oured ▁some ▁figures ▁of ▁Cer ere , ▁Pom ona ,