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Petrarch

Also known as Francesco Petrarca, Peetrarque, Petrarque, Francesco Peetrarque, Francesco Petrarch, Francis Petrarch

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Francesco Petrarca, also known as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist born in 1304 and died in 1374. He wrote in Italian, Latin, and Icelandic. His notable works include *Rerum senilium liber XIV.1*, *Der Fürstenspiegel*, *Les psaumes pénitentiaux*, and *Moich siedem psalmów Modlitwy*. He also authored *Essays on Petrarch* by Ugo Foscolo and *Petrarch translated*.

Petrarch had two children. A quote attributed to him states, "Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together." He is referenced by 1,363 other encyclopedia articles. His works are categorized under the Commons category "Francesco Petrarca."

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Lifespan: 1304–1374
Nationality: IT, ITA
Role / Field: Scholars, Poets, Humanists, Poet, Scholar, Poezja
Language: ita, lat, ice
Gender: Male

Recorded by 45 libraries

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Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.name: Francis Petrarch
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.image: File:Altichiero, ritratto di Francesco Petrarca.jpg
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.caption: Portrait by Altichiero,
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.birth_name: Francesco di Petracco
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.birth_place: Comune of Arezzo
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.death_place: Arquà, Padua
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.resting_place: Arquà Petrarca
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.nationality: Aretine
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.period: Early Renaissance
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.awards: Poet laureate of Rome, 1341
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.children: Giovanni (1337–1361) Francesca (born in 1343)
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.parents: Ser Petracco (father) Eletta Canigiani (mother)
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.relatives: Gherardo Petracco (brother) Giovanni Boccaccio (friend)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Francesco
Gender: male
Citizenship: Republic of Florence
Place of birth: Arezzo
Place of death: Arquà Petrarca
Educated at: University of Bologna
Languages spoken: renaissance Latin
Native language: Italian
Religion: Catholic Church
Student of: Giovanni d'Andrea
Field of work: philosophy
Genre: prose
Followed by: Petrarchism
Sport: mountaineering
Image: Altichiero, ritratto di Francesco Petrarca.jpg
Number of children: 2

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described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia
Commons category: Francesco Petrarca
topic's main category: Category:Petrarch
Commons Creator page: Francesco Petrarca
student: Giovanni Malpaghini
Commons gallery: Francesco Petrarca
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
present in work: Il Canzoniere
writing language: Latin
name in native language: Francesco Petrarca
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
ethnic group: Italians
date of death: 1374-07-19
date of birth: 1304-07-20
significant person: Giovanni Boccaccio
name: Pétrarque
mtDNA haplogroup: Haplogroup J
P12749: Alpnach
end of work period: 1374-00-00
P13311: Gail Williams
P8168: Saint-Bonnet-de-Valclérieux

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Petrarch, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Cent cinquante sonnets et huit morceaux complementaires traduits texte en regard

From the remedies against prosperous and courageous fortune...

Francisco Petrarcha’s Trivmphos agora nueuamente translated in Castellana, to the extent, and number of verses, which they have in Tuscan, and nueua glossa. (by Hernando de Hozes)

Il canzoniere ... con indice

Il Canzoniere.

Des remedes de lune et lautre fortune; prospere et adverse: nouvellement imprime

Rime

Rime. Brevemente esposte per Lodovico Castelvrtro. Ed. corr. ed accresciuta.

Le rime

Le rime ... Ed. formata sopra quella di Rovillio del 1574

Opera del preclarissimo Poeta misser Francescho Petrarcha con al comento de misser Bernardo Lycinio sopra li triuphi

Trostspiegel in Glück und Unglück, zwey Trostbücher von Artznei und Rath beydes in gütem und widerwertigem Glück. Jetzund von newem zügerich und in Truck verfertiget

Rime (pubblicate da Luigi Carrer)

Rime.

Miscellanea

Cantate (8) a Sopr. o Contr. o Ten. o Basso con bc

Bucolicum carmen

Francyzsska Petrarchy Poeta and the welmi of the meaning and conspiracy to him that w wymluwnost knijehy dwoge o leekarzstwij against sstiestij and do not resent against libys and antiwny wieczem...

[Francyzsska Petrarchy Poeta and the welmi of the meaning and conspiracy to him that w wymluwnost knijej dwoge o leekarzstwij against sstiestij and do not resent against liby and antiwny wieczem...]

[Obras várias de Daniel de Raytu, São João Clímaco, Johannes de Raytu, Isaac de Ninive e de Pseudo-Bernardo]

TRIOMPHI /

Historia Griseldis

Epistols of Di G. Plinio, Di M. Franc. Petrarca, Del S. Pico Della Mirandola Et D 'Altri Eccellentiss. Hvomini /

Librorum Francisci Petrarche impressorum annotatio. De ingnorantia ... De ocio religioso . Itinerarium. Propositum factum cora rege vngari e ..

Entretiens du sage Petrarque sur les plus beaux sujets de la morale, où il est enseigné l'art de vivre heureux tome second

Le Vite de gli Huomini Illustri di Messer Francesco Petrarcha

De' rimedi dell'vna, et l'altra fortuna ... di M. Francesco Petrarca libri II

The Sonnets and Songs of the Poet Francisco Petrarcha

De' rimedi dell'vna, et l'altra fortuna, di M. Francesco Petrarca libri II

Le rime di Francesco Petrarca riscontrate co i testi a penna della libreria estense, e co i fragmenti dell'originale d'esso poeta

Il Petrarca con l'espositione d'Alessandro Vellutello

Francesco Petrarca tomo primo

Francesco Petrarca tomo secondo

Le Rime

Il Petrarca con l'espositione d'Alessandro Vellutello e con piu utili cose in diversi luoghi di quella novissimamente da lui aggiunte et ristampate

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Biography
Youth and early career
Mount Ventoux
Later years
Works
Laura and poetry
Sonnet 227
Dante
Philosophy
Petrarchism
Legacy
Numismatics
Works in English translation
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Francis Petrarch (; 20 July 1304 – 19 July 1374; ; modern ), born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists.

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