For the history of his utterly unprincipled but vivacious career one must seek his scandalous and diverting pages.

In 1755, on an ill-starred return visit to his native city, he was thrown into this prison, but escaping and finding his way to Paris, he acquired wealth and position as the Director of State Lotteries.

Casanova died in 1798, but his memories cease with 1774.

His pages may be said to supply a gloss to Longhi's paintings, and the two men together complete the picture of Venetian frivolity in their day and night.
The well-head nearer the Giants' Stairs was the work of Alberghetti and is signed inside.

The other has the head of Doge Francesco Venier (1554-1556) repeated in the design and is stated within to be the work of Niccolo Conti, a son of Venice.