ACCIAIUOLI, DONATO. - Scholar and orator of the age of Lorenzo de' Medici, b. in Florence in 1429, d. in Milan in 1478. He studied philosophy and rhetoric under distinguished masters. In 1461 he was vicar of Casentino and of Poppi, then gonfaloniere of justice and, as ambassador, he gave proof of his diplomatic skill.
His translations of the works of Aristotle, Plutarch and Leonardo Bruni are valuable; from the latter's Storia Fiorentina he drew much information for the Vita di Carlo Magno. The orations he delivered are various, of which the one on the occasion of the election of Sixtus IV is famous. He was buried in the Certosa of Florence. His works lack originality of thought, but they served to spread classical culture, especially Aristotelian philosophy.
Bibliography2 worksA. Segni, Vita di D. A., Florence 1841; E. Santini, Firenze e i suoi oratori nel '400, Palermo 1922, pp. 207-214.
BIBL.: A. Segni, Vita di D. A., Florence 1841; E. Santini, Firenze e i suoi oratori nel '400, Palermo 1922, pp. 207-214.
Cattani, Anna. “Acciaiuoli, donato.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 190. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/acciaiuoli-donato.
MLA
Cattani, Anna. “Acciaiuoli, donato.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 190. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/acciaiuoli-donato.
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author = {Cattani, Anna},
title = {Acciaiuoli, donato},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {I},
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publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1948},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/acciaiuoli-donato}
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