Baldassare Castiglione

One of the most important renaissance authors, Baldassare Castiglione (1478?)-(1529?) is most famous for his book [Il Cortegiano]? (The Courtier). The book is based upon Castiglione's times at the court of [Duke Guidobaldo Montefeltro]? of Urbino?. It describes the ideal court? and courtier?, going into great detail about the philosophical and cultured discussions that occurred at Urbino.