In 1527 Jacopo Sansovino came to Venice, fleeing from the sack of Rome, and by 1529 he had been appointed as Proto (consultant architect and buildings manager) to the Procurators of St. Mark.
En 1527 chegou a Venecia Jacopo Sansovino, fuxindo da saqueo de Roma, e por 1529 fora nomeado Proto (arquitecto consultor e xerente dos edificios) dos procuradoría de San Marcos.