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Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)

Also known as: Baldassare Castiglione, Bal. Da Castiglione, Baldassar Castiglione, Baldassare Castiglione Conte, Baldassare, Conte Castiglione, Baldassarre Gasitglione

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Known works

The courtier (Il cortegiano) (1724)
The courtier of Count Baldessar Castilio
Lettere famigliari e diplomatiche
Opere volgari
Rime e Tirsi