, a learned Italian of the fifteenth century, was a native of Perugia, and of a family of some rank. He was the
, a learned Italian of the fifteenth century, was a native of Perugia, and of a family of
some rank. He was the scholar of Joannes Antonius Campanus, and published the first and perhaps only entire edition of Campanus’ works, 1495. Michael Fernus, a Milanese scholar, at his request superintended the press, and
enriched the publication with a copious life of Campanus,
and a variety of elaborate prefaces addressed to various
persons. That which is addressed to Antiquarius himself
bears ample testimony to his literary reputation. On quitting his native city, Antiquarius obtained a political orKce
of consequence and responsibility at Bologna. About 1460
he removed to Milan, where his erudition enabled him to
secure the favour and patronage of Giovanni Galeozzo and
Lud. Maria Visconti, dukes of Milan, to whom he was secretary and prime minister, and employed his influence in
the patronage of literature. As he was in the church he
obtained some rich benefices from pope Alexander VI.
Many learned works, the publication of which he had encouraged, were dedicated to him, but we have nothing of
his own, except an “Oratio,
” Milan,
, a celebrated lawyer of the fourteenth century, was a native of Perugia, and the son of Francis Ubaldi, a learned
, a celebrated lawyer of the fourteenth century, was a native of Perugia, and the son of Francis Ubaldi, a learned physician, who had him educated with great care. After studying philosophy and belles lettres, he became the pupil of Bartolus in law studies, and afterwards was his powerful rival. He taught law himself at Perugia, where he had for his scholar cardinal Peter Beaufort, afterwards pope Gregory XI. He next became professor at Padua, from which the duke of Milan invited him to the same office at Pavia. He died April 28, 1400, aged 76, of the consequences of the bite of a favourite cat, a circumstance thus expressed on his epitaph:
, a native of Perugia, and author of the first history of music
, a native of Perugia, and author of the first history of music in the Italian language
with which we are acquainted, was an able professor, of
considerable learning, who flourished about the middle of
the seventeenth century. His work, which has for title
“Historia Musica di Gio. And. Angelini Bontempi,
” was
published at Perugia, in small folio, Alia Palestrina
” for the
church: secular music was then but little cultivated, and
less respected there, till operas and oratorios had made
some progress in polishing melody, and in the just accentuation and expression of words.
, a native of Perugia, of the family of Rainaldi, imitated so well
, a native of Perugia, of the
family of Rainaldi, imitated so well the verses of the poet
Dante, that he was generally called by his name. He was
not less distinguished by the delicacy of his poetry, than
by his skill in the mathematics and in architecture. He
died in 1512, in an advanced age, after having invented
several machines, and composed a commentary on the
sphere of Sacrobosco. His grandson Vincent Dante, an
able mathematician, like him, was at the same time painter and sculptor. His statue of Julius III. has been generally looked upon as a master-piece of the art. Philip II.
king of Spain, offered him a large salary to induce him to
come and finish the paintings of the Escurial; but the delicacy of Dante’s constitution would not permit him to quit
his natal air. He died at Perugia in 1576, at the age of
forty-six. There is extant by him, “The lives of those
who have excelled in drawings for statues.
”