Biography Giovanni della Casa



portrait of giovanni della casa


della casa born wealthy florentine family near borgo san lorenzo in mugello @ villa la casa can visited. education took place in bologna, native florence, , padua, under guidance of such distinguished men of letters ubaldino bandinelli , ludovico beccadelli. important year in della casa’s life 1526, spent @ villa of family in tuscany, reading , translating latin classics and, especially, works of cicero.


counseled alessandro farnese, della casa followed friend pietro bembo in pursuing prestigious career in church. rose become archbishop of benevento in 1544 , in same year, pope paul iii nominated him papal nuncio venice. in palace on grand canal encountered poets, artists, , nobility of venice. death of protector farnese , election of pope giulio iii, della casa left rome and, disappointed @ not having been elevated cardinal, retired reflective life of writing , reading.


it during period – sometime between 1551 , 1555 – conceived , drafted galateo, in abbey of nervesa near treviso. died year later, in farnese palace in rome, , buried in church of sant andrea della valle, rome.







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