Gian Giorgio Trissino (Venezia, 1478 - Rome, 1550) was an Italian Renaissance humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat and grammarian. He was exiled from Venice for political reasons, traveled in Germany and Lombardy, and eventually came under the protection of Pope Leo X, Pope Clement VII and Pope Paul III. Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Jump to: navigation, search By region Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Il Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... Humanism is a system of thought that defines a socio-political doctrine (-ism) whose bounds exceed those of locally developed cultures, to include all of humanity and all issues common to human beings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... Jump to: navigation, search Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ... Leo X, born Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici (11 December 1475, Florence – 1 December 1521, Rome), pope between 1513 and his death, is known primarily for his failure to stem the Protestant Reformation, which began during his reign when Martin Luther first attacked the Roman Catholic Church. ... For the antipope (1378-1394) see Antipope Clement VII. Clement VII, né Giulio di Giuliano de Medici (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534) was pope from 1523 to 1534. ... Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (February 29, 1468 - November 10, 1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. ...

He advocated the enrichment of the Italian language (Il Castellano, 1529) and a reform of spelling (Epistola a Clemente VII, 1524). His tragedy, Sofonisba (1524), based on the life of the Carthaginian lady Sophonisba and inspired by ancient tragedies, was perhaps the first regular tragedy in early modern times and would serve as an example for European tragedies throughout the 16th century (it was translated into French by Melin de Saint-Gelais, where it was performed with great acclaim in 1556). Trissino also attempted an epic based on classical rules, L'Italia liberata dai Goti ("Italy Liberated from the Goths") (1547-1548). Jump to: navigation, search A tragedy may be defined loosely as any work of fiction in which the protagonist suffers a fall in his or her fortunes, and ends in a worse state than that in which they began. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola (ca. ... Melin de Saint-Gelais (November 3, 1487 - 1558) was a French poet. ...