Daniele Barbaro
Catholic cardinal
Died when: 56 years 64 days (674 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro (also Barbarus) (8 February 1514 – 13 April 1570) was an Italian cleric and diplomat.He was also an architect, writer on architecture, and translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius.
Barbaro's fame is chiefly due to his vast output in the arts, letters, and mathematics.A cultured humanist, he was a friend and admirer of Torquato Tasso, a patron of Andrea Palladio, and a student of Pietro Bembo.
Francesco Sansovino considered Daniele to be one of the three best Venetian architects, along with Palladio and Francesco's father Jacopo.
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