Girolamo Benivieni by ridolfo ghirandaio cropped National Gallery UK

On this day: birth of poet Girolamo Benivieni

Girolamo Benivieni, the Florentine poet and humanist whose work helped transmit Platonic philosophy into Renaissance literature, was born on 6th February 1453 in Florence. Closely associated with some of the most influential thinkers of his time, Benivieni occupied a rare position at the crossroads of classical philosophy, Renaissance humanism and religious reform.

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