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After 1585, the autograph production of Vittoria's portrait busts declined sharply. The bust of Tommaso Contarini on his tomb in Madonna dell'Orto is by the workshop.
Tommaso Contarini (1488-1578) was part of a Venetian patrician family which gave eight doges to the Republic, and included among its members procurators of San Marco, generals, ambassadors, cardinals and men of letters.
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