Michael Tarchaniota Marullus

Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
Portrait of Michael Marullus by Sandro Botticelli in about 1496.[1]
Portrait of Michael Marullus by Sandro Botticelli in about 1496.[1]
BornΜιχαήλ Μάρουλλος Ταρχανειώτης
c. 1458
Constantinople or Despotate of the Morea
Died10 April 1500 (aged 41–42)
Volterra, Republic of Florence
OccupationPoet, soldier, humanist
Literary movementItalian Renaissance
Spouse
(m. 1494⁠–⁠1500)

Michael Tarchaniota Marullus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Μάρουλλος Ταρχανειώτης; Italian: Michele Marullo Tarcaniota; c. 1458 – 10 April 1500) was a Greek Renaissance scholar,[2] Neo-Latin poet, humanist and soldier.

  1. ^ Malaguzzi, Silvia (2003). Botticelli: the artist and his works. Giunti Editore Firenze Italy. p. 124. ISBN 88-09-02851-1. Portrait of Michèle Marullo, known as Tarcaniota, c. 1496-1497, a Byzantine mercenary, literate and philologist, protected by Lorenzo Minor; Barcelona
  2. ^ Hole, Charles (1866). A Brief Biographical Dictionary. Hurd and Houghton. pp. 271. Marullus, Michael Tarchaniotes. Greek Scholar in Italy – ..1500

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