Vincenzo Borghini

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Portrait of Vincenzo Borghini, Federico Zuccaro
Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence.

Vincenzo Maria Borghini (born October 29, 1515 in Florence , † August 15, 1580 ibid) was an Italian humanist , writer , academic and cleric .

Life

Joined the Benedictine Order in 1531 , Borghini became one of the most dominant people in the cultural milieu in Florence from the 1550s onwards, after having worked in various Italian towns (including Arezzo ), due to his education and diverse interests. One of the closest friends of Borghini, ordained a priest in 1541 , was the artist Giorgio Vasari , for whom he designed numerous subjects. These include furnishings in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and the large-scale painting of the dome of the Florence Cathedral , the frescoes of which were completed by Federico Zuccari after Vasari's death .

Borghini was also involved in the decorative design of the wedding of Francesco I de 'Medici and Johanna of Austria on December 18, 1565. Due to his important activities for political propaganda, Borghini was financially and ideally supported by various offices and benefices that were bestowed on him by Duke Cosimo I de 'Medici . One of the most significant was the appointment as spedalingo (head) of the Ospedale degli Innocenti in 1552, which he held until his death. In 1563 he also became the first Luogotenente (head) of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno , which was newly founded that year .

Among his philological pursuits, the intensive and long-term study of Giovanni Boccaccio's work is particularly worth mentioning. In addition to his numerous printed Discorsi and his extensive correspondence with important personalities of the Cinquecento , the Selva de 'notizie , which was unpublished during his lifetime, is one of the most important sources on Borghini's literary and artistic views. The Selva manuscript is now kept in the library of the Art History Institute in Florence .

Selected works and editions

  • Annotationi et discorsi sopra alcuni luoghi del Decameron di M. Giovanni Boccacci. Giunti, Florence 1573.
  • Discorsi. Viviani, Florence 1755.
  • Opuscoli inediti o rari di classici o approvati scrittori. Vol. 1. Società Poligrafica Italiana, Florence 1844.
  • Carteggio artistico inedito. Edited by A. Lorenzoni. Seeber, Florence 1912.
  • Carteggio, 1541-1580. Censimento. Edited by Daniela Francalanci, Franca Pellegrini. Accademia della Crusca, Florence 1993.
  • Il carteggio di Vincenzio Borghini. 1: 1541-1552. SPES, Florence 2001.
  • Scritti su Dante. Edited by Giuseppe Chiecchi. Antenore, Rome 2009, ISBN 978-88-8455-637-0 .

literature

  • Vincenzio Borghini. Filologia e invenzione nella Firenze di Cosimo I. Olschki, Florence 2002, ISBN 88-222-5081-8 .

Web links

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  1. ↑ Alessandro Cecchi et al. Ugo Muccini: Palazzo Vecchio ei Medici. Guida storica. Florence 1980.
personal data
SURNAME Borghini, Vincenzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borghini, Vincenzo Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian humanist, writer, and academician and cleric
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1515
PLACE OF BIRTH Florence
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1580
Place of death Florence