Francesco Cinzio Benincasa
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Francesco Cinzio Benincasa
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Published 2017-11-15T15:08:32+00:00
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The poet, diplomat, and humanist Benincasa was granted the title of Poet Laureate, probably by Emperor Frederick III. The ring of laurel around his head symbolises this honour and evokes the classical practice of awarding a laurel wreath to victors and poets.
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Date published | 15/11/2017 |
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Title | Francesco Cinzio Benincasa |
Date | About 1478-80 |
Accession | Museum no. 653-1865 |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | Inscribed on the base in Latin, 'Fran[cesco] Cinzio at the age of 28' |
Place | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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