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Giambattista Adriani
Giovanni Battista Adriani (1511 or 15131579) was an Italian historian. Life He was born into a patrician family of Florence. His father, Marcello Virgilio Adriani (died 27 November 1521), was a professor of literature, and served as chancellor of the Republic. Giovanni Battista was secretary to the Republic of Florence. He was among the defenders of the city during the siege of 1530, but subsequently joined the Medici party and was appointed professor of rhetoric at the university. At the instance of Cosimo I he wrote in Italian a contemporary history, spanning from 1536 to 1574, which is generally considered a continuation of Guicciardini chronicles, although the historian Brunet finds this notion erroneous. This Istoria dei suoi tempi' was published in Florence in 1583; a new edition appeared also in Florence in 1872. De Thou acknowledges himself greatly indebted to this history, praising it especially for its accuracy. Adriani also composed funeral orations in Latin on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vite De Più Eccellenti Pittori Scultori Ed Architetti (1767) (14761284086)
''The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'' ( it, Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori), often simply known as ''The Lives'' ( it, Le Vite), is a series of artist biographies written by 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, which is considered "perhaps the most famous, and even today the most-read work of the older literature of art",Max Marmor, ''Kunstliteratur'' translated by , in Art Documentation Vol 11 # 1, 1992 "some of the 's most influential writing on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
