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Andrea Navagero (Venice, 1483 – Blois, 8 May 1529) was an Della vita e delle opere di Andrea Navagero
by Emmanuele Antonio Cicogna, Venice 1855.
Andrea Navagero (Venice, 1483 – Blois, 8 May 1529) was an Italian
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poet, orator, botanist, and official historian of the Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
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He was born to a noble family of Venice, and became a member of the Maggior Consiglio in 1504. He studied classical literature and languages in Venice and Padua. In Venice, he worked with the publishing house (Aldina or Aldine Press) and academy established by Manuzio
Aldus Pius Manutius (; it, Aldo Pio Manuzio; 6 February 1515) was an Italian printer and humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preserv ...
, but for a few decades after 1515, run by Andrea Torresano. Navagero was much in demand for writing elegies of famous individuals, including Caterina Cornaro
Catherine Cornaro ( el, Αικατερίνη Κορνάρο, vec, Catarina Corner) (25 November 1454 – 10 July 1510) was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Cyprus, also holding the titles of the Queen of Jerusalem and Armenia. She was queen ...
, Marcantonio Coccio Sabellico
Marcus Antonius Coccius Sabellicus or Marcantonio Sabellico (1436–1506) was a scholar and historian from Venice. He is known for his universal history, ''Enneades sive Rhapsodia historiarum''.
Life
Born in Vicovaro, his surname was originally C ...
, Doge Leonardo Loredan
Leonardo Loredan (; vec, Lunardo Loredan ; 16 November 1436 – 22 June 1521) was a Venetian nobleman and statesman who reigned as the 75th Doge of Venice from 1501 until his death in 1521. A wartime ruler, his dogeship was one of the most impo ...
, and Giovanni Jacopo Trivulzio. He aided the Aldine press in the publication of codicils of classic authors such as Cicero, Ovid, Virgil, Quintilian, and Lucretius. He was buried in San Martino in Murano.by Emmanuele Antonio Cicogna, Venice 1855.
References
Further reading
* Cicogna, Emmaneule Antonio, ''Delle iscrizioni veneziane raccolte ed illustrate'', 1825-1859, vols. I-VI, Venezia, G. Orlandelli (later G. Picotti, later G. Molinari, later Tipografia Andreola (see specifically vol. VI, pp. 169–348 for Navagero) * Elwert, Theodor W., ''Pietro Bembo e la vita letteraria del suo tempo'' in ''La civiltà veneziana del Rinascimento'', 1958, Firenze, Sansoni, pp. 125–176 (see specifically pp. 142–143 for Navagero)External links
* 1483 births 1529 deaths 16th-century Italian botanists 16th-century Italian poets 16th-century male writers Italian male poets Pre-Linnaean botanists {{Italy-historian-stub