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Baldassare Castiglione

Born

in near Casatico, margravate of Mantua

November 09, 1478

Died

January 03, 1529

Genre

Politics, Nonfiction

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Best known Italian diplomat Count Baldassare Castiglione in 1528 wrote Il Cortegiano , which describes the perfect courtier.

Probably most famous prominent soldier Baldassarre Castiglione of Casatico in Renaissance authored the book. The very influential work, an example of a book, dealt with questions of the etiquette and morality in 16th-century European circles.

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Average rating: 3.6 · 3,059 ratings · 250 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Book of the Courtier 3.61 avg rating — 2,909 ratings — published 1528 — 467 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Achieve True Greatness 3.28 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1528 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il libro del Cortegiano - Libro I 2.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il Libro del Cortegiano - Libro III 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over goede smaak 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1507 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Practise in everything a certain nonchalance that shall conceal design and show that what is done and said is done without effort and almost without thought.”
― Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

tags: courtiers, nonchalance, sprezzatura

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“Men demonstrate their courage far more often in little things than in great.”
― Baldesar Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

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“Outward beauty is a true sign of inner goodness. This loveliness, indeed, is impressed upon the body in varying degrees as a token by which the soul can be recognized for what it is, just as with trees the beauty of the blossom testifies to the goodness of the fruit.”
― Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

tags: beauty

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