His own education with Merula and Chalcondyles influenced his valuing of those who knew Latin and Greek, and the concepts he returns to in his writing include "discreet modesty" and the ability to perform well without apparent effort, "sprezzatura."
Lukasz Górnicki and Thomas Hoby were among the many people who interpreted this man's suggestions for their home countries. His own education with Merula and Chalcondyles influenced his valuing of those who knew Latin and Greek, and the concepts he returns to in his writing include "discreet modesty" and the ability to perform well without apparent effort, "sprezzatura." He used his associates, such as Bernardo da Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, as spokesmen in a dialogue he wrote, in which those characters are foils to Lady Emilia and Elisabetta Gonzaga, whose circle at Urbino inspired the book. For 10 points, name this associate of Raphael and author of Il cortegiano, a handbook for noble dilettantes translated as The Book of the Courtier.
Lukasz Górnicki and Thomas Hoby were among the many people who interpreted this man's suggestions for their home countries.
Baldassare {Castiglione}