Girolamo Manfrin
Italian merchant and art collector who had a monopoly on Dalmatian tabacco & owned 500 paintings
About Girolamo Manfrin
Lived 1742 – 1802 (aged 59–60). Girolamo Manfrin was an Italian entrepreneur and art collector.
Girolamo Manfrin (1742 – 1801) was a Dalmatian Italian entrepreneur active in Venice in the 18th century. He was born in Zara (today Zadar, Croatia) in the Republic of Venice. His origins are unclear.
He appeared in Venice for the first time in the 1760s. He struggled in Venice in the beginning, ending up in jail after he refused to reveal (as it was customary) the names of the investors of the tender for conducting Venice's tobacco trade, which he had won. He spent more than a year in jail. He was later released and sent to his native Zara.
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Who was Girolamo Manfrin?
Italian merchant and art collector who had a monopoly on Dalmatian tabacco & owned 500 paintings
When was Girolamo Manfrin born?
Girolamo Manfrin was born in 1742 in Zadar.
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Girolamo Manfrin died in 1802 in Venice.
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Girolamo Manfrin was an entrepreneur and art collector.
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Girolamo Manfrin was Italian.
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