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Baldassare Castiglione

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1478–1529 Also known as Castiglione

Baldassare Castiglione was an Italian Renaissance courtier, diplomat, and writer.…

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  1. 1511–1520Mantua · LombardyServing as courtier and envoy at the Gonzaga court in Mantua, he wrote The Book of the Courtier during this period, depicting in dialogue form the ideal courtier of the Urbino court and becoming a classic of Renaissance etiquette.

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