, one of the most voluminous writers of Florence, was born in that
, one of the most voluminous writers
of Florence, was born in that city in 1548. His education
was superintended by his paternal uncle, under whose care
he made great progress in learning, and acquired the
esteem of Laurence Salviati, the Maecenas of his age. He
died at Florence in 1618, leaving a great many works in
Latin and Tuscan, among which are “Elogia virorurn
Florentinorum,
”