Ermolao Barbaro (1410–1471/1474) was an Italian prelate. He is sometimes referred to as "''the elder''" to distinguish him from his relative
Ermolao Barbaro
Ermolao or Hermolao Barbaro, also Hermolaus Barbarus (21 May 145414 June 1493), was an Italian Renaissance scholar.
Education
Ermolao Barbaro was born in Venice, the son of Zaccaria Barbaro, and the grandson of Francesco Barbaro (politician), Fr ...
.
History
Ermolao Barbaro was born into the Venetian
Barbaro family
The Barbaro family was a Patricianship, patrician family of Venice. They were wealthy and influential and owned large estates in the Veneto above Treviso.Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist art, Volume 1', Jane Turner, New York, 200 ...
, the son of Zaccaria Barbaro and nephew to Francesco Barbaro. around the year 1410. As a child, he studied the Greek language with
Guarino Veronese
Guarino Veronese or Guarino da Verona (1374 – 14 December 1460) was an Italian classical scholar, humanist, and translator of ancient Greek texts during the Renaissance. In the republics of Florence and Venice he studied under Manuel Chrysolor ...
. When he was 12 years old he made a Latin translation of 33 of
Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to ...
.Art in Monteforte /ref> /ref>“A new general biographical dictionary, Volume 3”, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1857, pg. 13 “Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne”, J Fr Michaud; Louis Gabriel Michaud, Paris, Michaud, 1811-28., pg. 33 /ref> Barbaro studied at the
University of Padua
The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from B ...
, where he graduated in 1425. Among his teachers was
Guarino Guarini
Camillo Guarino Guarini (17 January 1624 – 6 March 1683) was an Italian architect of the Piedmontese Baroque, active in Turin as well as Sicily, France, and Portugal. He was a Theatine priest, mathematician, and writer..
Biography
Guarini wa ...
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Later he moved to Rome where he entered Papal service. In 1435, Pope
Eugene IV
Pope Eugene IV ( la, Eugenius IV; it, Eugenio IV; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 3 March 1431 to his death in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian, and ...
named him apostolic prothonotary and in 1443 appointed Barbaro as
Bishop of Treviso
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.
In 1447, the Pope promised Barbaro the nomination as
Bishop of Bergamo
The Diocese of Bergamo ( la, Dioecesis Bergomensis; it, Diocesi di Bergamo; lmo, Diocesi de Bergum) is a Episcopal see, see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Polidoro Foscari to the position. Barbaro left Rome and traveled Italy, but he returned to work in the curia and remained there until 1453.
Nicholas V
Pope Nicholas V ( la, Nicholaus V; it, Niccolò V; 13 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene made ...
appointed him
Bishop of Verona
235px, The facade of ''Palazzo del Vescovado''
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and Barbaro settled there on a permanent basis,
except for a brief period in
Perugia
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The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...
, from 1460 to 1462, as governor.''L'Umanesimo umbro: Atti del IX Convegno di studi umbri. Gubbio, 22-23 settembre, 1974'', Perugia, 1977, pag. 199 In 1459, Barbaro assisted with the council held by
Pius II
Pope Pius II ( la, Pius PP. II, it, Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini ( la, Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus, links=no; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August ...
at
Mantua
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In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...
. In 1460, he was sent as a papal legate to
Charles VII of France
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In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of F ...
Barbaro was responsible for the construction of the Bishop’s Palace at
Monteforte d'Alpone
Monteforte d'Alpone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about east of Verona.
Monteforte d'Alpone borders the following municipalities: Gambellara, Montecchia ...
between 1453–1471, designed by
Michele da Caravaggio
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...
. He also translated the biography of
Saint Athanasius
Athanasius I of Alexandria, ; cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ or Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁ̅; (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, ...
by
Eusebius of Cesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...
. He died in Venice in 1471.
Modern Italian editions of his works
* Ermolao Barbaro il Vecchio.Orationes contra poetas. Epistolae. Critical edition by Giorgio Ronconi. 16x24 cm, pp VIII+186. 16x24 cm, VIII +186 pp. Florence: Sansoni, 1972. Publications of the Faculty of the University of Padua
* Ermolao Barbaro il Vecchio. Aesop Fabulae. Edited by Cristina Cocco. 22 cm, pp. Genoa: D.AR.FI.CL.ET., 1994. Trad. italiana a fronte
* Hermolao Barbaro seniore interprete. Aesopi fabulae. Edited by Cristina Cocco, 25 cm, pp 155, Florence: SISMEL-Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2007. Il ritorno dei classici nell'umanesimo. National edition of the translations of Greek texts in humanistic and Renaissance age.
Sources
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Girolamo Tiraboschi
Girolamo Tiraboschi S.J. (; 18 December 1731 – 9 June 1794) was an Italian literary critic, the first historian of Italian literature.
Biography
Born in Bergamo, he studied at the Jesuit college in Monza, entered the order, and was appointed i ...
, ''History of Italian Literature'', Vol. VI, ed. Florence, 1819
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Vespasiano da Bisticci
Vespasiano da Bisticci (1421 – 1498) was an Italian humanist
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious ...
, ''Lives of Illustrious Men of the Fifteenth Century', ed. Barbera-Bianchi, Florence, 1859
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Pio Paschini
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* Pio Lake, Italy
* Pio Island, Solomon Islands
* Pio Point, Bird Island, south Atlantic Ocean
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* Pio (given name)
* Pio (surname)
* Pio (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
* Pio (footballer, born 1988), B ...
, ''Three Eminent Prelates of the Renaissance: Ermolao Barbaro, Adriano Castellesi, Giovanni Grimani'', Rome, Facultas Theologica Pontificii Athenaei Lateranensis, 1957