Girolamo Benivieni, Florentine poet (died 1542)

Girolamo Benivieni

Italian poet

Girolamo Benivieni was a Florentine poet and a musician. His father was a notary in Florence. He suffered poor health most of his life, which prevented him from taking a more stable job. He was a leading member of the Medicean Academy, a society devoted to literary study. He was…