Agostino Strozzi
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Bornc. 1450
Italy
Diedafter 1505
AlmamaterUniversity of Ferrara
OccupationsAugustinian abbot, writer
Agostino Strozzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1450 Italy |
| Died | after 1505 |
| Alma mater | University of Ferrara |
| Occupations | Augustinian abbot, writer |
| Era | Renaissance |
| Notable work | La difesa delle donne (The Defense of Women) |
| Movement | Humanism, Querelle des femmes |
Agostino Strozzi (c.1450 – after 1505) was an Italian Augustinian abbot and humanist writer from Mantua. Strozzi is recognized for his contribution to the pro-woman side of the querelle des femmes — "a debate about the nature and worth of women that unfolded in Europe from the medieval to the early modern period."[1][2] Strozzi, commissioned by his cousin Margherita Cantelmo, wrote La defensione delle donne [The Defense of Women] in the 16th century.[3]
Strozzi studied at the University of Ferrara and later served as abbot of the monastery of San Vito near Porta San Giorgio in Mantua.[4][5]