Born in Florence to stage stars Isabella Andreini and Francesco Andreini, he had a great success as a comedian in Paris under the name of Leylio. He was a favourite with Louis XIII, and also with the public, especially as the young lover. He left a number of plays full of extravagant imagination. The best known are L'Adamo (Milan, 1613), The Penitent Magdalene (Mantua, 1617), and The Centaur (Paris, 1622). From the first of these three volumes, which are extremely rare, Italians have often asserted that Milton, travelling at that time in their country, took the idea of Paradise Lost.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica.
Isabella Andreini (1562-1604) was an Italian actress and writer.
Andreini was a member of her husband Francesco Andreini's company, distinguished alike for her acting and her character, commemorated in the medal struck at Lyon in the year of her death, with her portrait on one side, and the figure of Fame on the reverse with the words aeterna fama.
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