Antonio Beccadelli (other)
Antonio Beccadelli may refer to: * Antonio Beccadelli (poet) (1394–1471), Italian poet, canon lawyer, scholar, diplomat, and chronicler * Antonio Beccadelli (painter) (1718–1803), Italian painter and art merchant from Bologna {{hndis, Beccadelli, Antonio ...
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Antonio Beccadelli (poet)
Antonio Beccadelli (1394–1471), called Il Panormita (poetic form meaning "The Palermitan"), was an Italian poet, canon lawyer, scholar, diplomat, and chronicler. He generally wrote in Latin. Born in Palermo, he was the eldest son of the merchant Enrico di Vannino Beccadelli, who had played an active role in Sicilian politics, serving as Praetor of Palermo in 1393. He helped his father with his business until he became consumed with enthusiasm for humanistic studies. Travels Beccadelli traveled to numerous Italian cities, and became a student of Gasparino da Barizizza in Padua. In 1419 he had stayed for a short time in Florence, and then travelled to Siena in order to study jurisprudence. He continued to Bologna and remained there until August 1427. He returned to Florence, and then left for Rome, where he stayed until 1428. In 1429, he journeyed to Genoa. He became a guest of the Filippo Maria Visconti family at Pavia (1430–1433), where he completed his studies and ente ...
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