Cristoforo Landino was an Italian humanist and an important figure of the Florentine Renaissance.
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11 Facts About Cristoforo Landino
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From a family with ties to the Casentino, Cristoforo Landino was born in Florence in 1424.
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Cristoforo Landino's wife Lucrezia was a member of the Alberti family.
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Cristoforo Landino's students, seeking a more renowned teacher, initially opposed Landino's appointment, but he nevertheless remained and became an important part of the cultural and intellectual life of Florence.
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Cristoforo Landino was a member of the Platonic Academy founded by Marsilio Ficino in Florence.
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Cristoforo Landino was the tutor of Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano.
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Cristoforo Landino held public office, first as chancellor of the Guelf party and later as scriptor of public letters for the Signoria.
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Cristoforo Landino died in 1498 in a villa in Borgo alla Collina, which he received as a gift from the Medici.
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Cristoforo Landino wrote three works framed as philosophical dialogues: De anima, De vera nobilitate (1469), and the Disputationes Camaldulenses (c.
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Cristoforo Landino prepared many letters and orations, which were published long after his death in Italian in Venice.
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Special importance to the Renaissance, Cristoforo Landino prepared commentaries on the Aeneid and The Divine Comedy (1481).
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