Baldassare Castiglione | |
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| Born | 6 December 1478 near Casatico, Margravate of Mantua |
| Died | February 2, 1529 (aged 50) Toledo, Spanish Empire |
| Occupation | Courtier, diplomat, soldier, author |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Literary movement | Renaissance |
| Notable works | The Book of the Courtier |
Baldassare Castiglione, Count of Casatico (Italian: [baldasˈsaːre kastiʎˈʎoːne]; 6 December 1478 – 2 February 1529),[1] was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author.[2]
Castiglione wrote Il Cortegiano or The Book of the Courtier, a courtesy book dealing with questions of the etiquette and morality of the courtier. It was very influential in 16th-century European court circles.[3]
- ^ Dates of birth and death, and cause of the latter, from ‘Baldassarre Castiglione’ Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, Italica, Rai International online.
- ^ MacClintock, Carol (1979). Readings in the History of Music in Performance. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-14495-7.
- ^ Burke, Peter. The Fortunes of the Courtier: The European Reception of Castiglione's Cortegiano. Penn State University Press, 1995