Francesco Petrarca
1304-1374
Petrarch had a strong interest in classical literature and was
regarded as an outstanding scholar. As a poet he is perhaps best
know for his lyric sonnets to a (perhaps fictional) Laura. He is
one of three Tuscan poets in the Famous Men and Women frescos by
Andrea del Castagno. The 700th anniversary of Petrach’s death
will be on July 20, 2004. A portrait, painted from a skull reconstruction,
was planned to commemorate the anniversary. When Petrach’s
tomb was opened, the skull that was in the tomb seemed to be that
of a woman. A description of the mystery appeared in the April 6,
2004 Guardian.
Related Websites
Books
and Writers
Francis
Petrarch and Art History
Web
Gallery of Art
Francesco
Petrarch and
Laura de Noves
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