Baldassare castiglione
Baldassare
[bahl-dahs-sah-re] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and author.
Historical Examples
Seckendorff was once well described by an English friend as the baldassare castiglione of the present day.
The Empress Frederick; a memoir Anonymous
noun
Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
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