Giovanni Querini, a rebel

Giovanni Querini's rebellion manifested itself in the form of a "diversity" in the way he administered his family and his estate.

Giovanni stood out for his scholarly interests and in the reformist approach held in the presidency of the Ateneo Veneto.

A surly, sarcastic, impatient, critical Giovanni emerges from the correspondence with his parents and sister.

While in his letters to friends, his loyalty, wit, and excellent humour are manifested.

His father and friends press for him to get married.

His mother blackmails him, wanting to allocate his estate to Giovanni's future offspring, or failing that, to a to-be established charity.

In 1820 family tensions escalated with a failed marriage.

Papafava Grimani proposed to Alvise and Maria Querini to seal the engagement between his daughter and Giovanni.

The Querini's response was negative for economic reasons, as well as the still too young age of their son.

Four years later, in 1824, when his father Alvise tries to broach the subject with his son in order to understand his intentions, Giovanni responds with stridency and impetuosity, asserting his own freedom and autonomy.