Giambattista Gelli (1498–1563) was a
Florentine man of letters
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, from an artisan background. Gelli was a shoemaker, and he used to publish dialogues. He is known for his works of the 1540s, ''Capricci del bottaio'' and ''
La Circe
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'', which are ethical and philosophical dialogues. Other works were the plays ''La sporta'' (1543) and ''L'errore'' (1556). He became a member of the Accademia degli Umidi on 25 December 1540.
In his historical writings, Gelli was influenced by the late 15th-century forgeries of
Annio da Viterbo
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, which purported to provide evidence from ancient texts to show that
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had been founded by
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and his descendants after the
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.
Works
* ''L'apparato et feste nelle nozze dello Illustrissimo Signor Duca di Firenze et della Duchessa sua Consorte'', 1539;
* ''Egloga per il felicissimo giorno 9 di gennaio nel quale lo Eccellentissimo Signor Cosimo fu fatto Duca di Firenze'', 1542;
* ''La sporta'', 1543;
* ''Dell'origine di Firenze'', 1544;
* ''I capricci del bottaio'', 1546-1548;
* ''La Circe'', 1549;
* ''Ragionamento sopra la difficultà di mettere in regole la nostra lingua'', 1551;
* ''Lo errore'', 1556;
* ''Polifila'', 1556.
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1498 births
1563 deaths
Italian Renaissance humanists
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