Raffaello Maffei
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Raffaello Maffei OSM (also known as Raffaele Maffei da Volterra , Raffaello Volterrano and Volaterranus ; born February 17, 1451 in Rome , † January 25, 1522 in Volterra ) was an Italian humanist , writer , historian and theologian .
Life
Maffei worked at the court of Paul II , who appointed him scriptor apostolicus at the age of 18 , and where he studied philosophy and theology with Georgios Trapezuntios, among others . Maffei accompanied Luigi d'Aragona on his trip to Hungary. He later settled in Volterra . Maffei discovered the Etruscan stele of Avile Tite around 1494 and also made a copy of the inscription on the stele, which is one of the earliest copies of Etruscan texts. His collection of Etruscan artifacts also included the Kourotrophos Maffei , a marble statue of a woman with a child. He translated works from the Greek, wrote several theological writings and in 1506 published his main work Commentariorum urbanorum libri XXXVIII .
Maffei died at the age of 70 and was buried in the Church of San Lino in Volterra.
Portrait of Maffei by Theodor de Bry (1597)
Folio 463 from the Commentarii Urbani
Maffei's grave
literature
- Stefano Benedetti: MAFFEI, Raffaele. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 67: Macchi – Malaspina. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2006.
Web links
- Literature by and about Raffaello Maffei in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maffei, Raffaello |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Volterra, Raffaele Maffei there; Volterrano, Raffaello; Volaterranus, Raffaello |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian humanist, writer, theologian and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1451 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1522 |
| Place of death | Volterra |