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Baldassare Castiglione

Diplomat and author of The Book of the Courtier, a dialogue on social grace.

His idea of sprezzatura names the art of making effort invisible. It is not carelessness but mastery that refuses display.

Key facts

Language: italian
Dates: 1478 to 1529
Nationality: Mantuan
Era: Renaissance
Movement: court humanism
Court or circle: Court of Urbino
Patronage: Gonzaga and Montefeltro courts

Available in: FR / EN

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