Francesco Scipione Maffei | |
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 Engraving by Giovanni Marco Pitteri | |
| Born | 1 June 1675 |
| Died | 11 February 1755 (aged 79) Verona, Republic of Venice, now Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Dramatist, Archaeologist, Soldier |
Francesco Scipione Maffei (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ʃʃiˈpjoːne mafˈfɛi]; 1 June 1675 – 11 February 1755) was an Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose publications on Etruscan antiquities stand as incunables of Etruscology, he engaged in running skirmishes in print with his rival in the field of antiquities, Antonio Francesco Gori.