Giovan Battista Andreini

Nicla Riverso (University of Washington)

Ed. by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.1: Italian Writing and Culture, 453-present.
Vol. editors: Carla Bregman (Independent Scholar - North America), Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)

Dates

Born 9 Feb 1576
Died 7 Jun 1654
Activity 1604-1654

Places

Born in Italy
Active in Italy

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Andreini's Works

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Giovan Battista Andreini was the oldest of seven children (Lavinia, Caterina, Osanna, Clarinda, Pietro Paolo, and Domenico) born to the celebrated

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actors Isabella and Francesco Andreini, and the only one who followed in their famous parents’ footsteps. According to Luigi Rasi, he was born in Florence on February 9, 1576 (117-39), although Francesco Bartoli (13-30) claims that the year of his birth was 1578 and Giammaria Mazzuchelli believes it to have been 1579 (708-11). Doubts and conflicts about the date of birth arise from the uncomfortable fact that when Isabella gave birth to her first child, she was very young and not yet married to Francesco.

Giovan Battista completed his university studies in Bologna and it seems that he started his profession of comedian in

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Citation: Riverso, Nicla. "Giovan Battista Andreini". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 November 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14784, accessed 26 November 2024.]