Bernardo Cappello [SEP] place of death
Bernardo Cappello
Bernardo Cappello (1498, Venice - 8 March 1565, Rome) was a Venetian humanist, writer and pupil of Pietro Bembo.
Life.
The son of the diplomat Francesco Capello and his wife Elena Priuli, he held various political posts until being exiled to the island of Rab in 1540 for suggesting that the power of the Council of Ten should be limited. He escaped from Rab in 1541 and took refuge in Rome under the protection of cardinal Alessandro Farnese, whom he followed to Florence, France
and Pietro Giovanni Aliotti, bishop of Forlì.
Bibliography.
- Francesco Fasulo, CAPPELLO, Bernardo, in "Dizionario biografico degli italiani", vol. 18, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1975
External links.
- http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/bernardo-cappello/
- http://www.fondation-barbier-mueller.org/le-fonds/le-catalogue/fiches/article/cappello-bernardo-rime-1560