Leonardo Quirini Explained

Leonardo Quirini
Birth Place:Venice, Republic of Venice
Death Place:Venice, Republic of Venice
Occupation:Poet
Father:Matteo Quirini
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Language:Italian
Genres:Poetry
Notableworks:Vezzi d’Erato

Leonardo Quirini (pronounced as /it/; 17th century) was an Italian nobleman and Marinist poet.

Biography

Leonardo Quirini was born into a Venetian patrician family.[1] He was educated by the Somaschi Fathers. A friend of Giovanni Francesco Loredan he was a member of the Accademia degli Incogniti. He wrote madrigals on amorous themes, which tread a cautious path between Torquato Tasso and Giambattista Marino. His poetry is influenced by the work of Chiabrera and the classicists.[2] His verse collection was published in 1649 with the title Vezzi d'Erato. It includes an idyll, Il Narciso, already published in Venice in 1612. The book was illustrated with a frontispiece by Luciano Borzone. Quirini was a friend of the painter Tiberio Tinelli. He composed a poem on a portrait that Tinelli had made of him. Many of his lyrics are included in Benedetto Croce's influential anthology of Baroque poetry.[3]

Works

Notes

  1. Book: Chiodo, D.. L’idillio barocco e altre bagatelle. 2000. 186. 88-7694-452-4. Edizioni dell'Orso.
  2. Book: Storia della cultura veneta. 4. Venice. 1976. 238. Neri Pozza.
  3. Book: Croce, B. . Lirici marinisti . Laterza . 1910 . Bari . 328-332.

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