Maddalena Scrovegni
Maddalena Scrovegni (1356 ca.-1429) was an Italian humanist.
Maddalena Scrovegni | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1356 |
| Died | 1429 (aged 72–73) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Humanist |
| Years active | 1380s-1429[1] |
Biography
Maddalena Scrovegni was from a very wealthy family from Padua, Italy; she was the only daughter in the family. Her father was Ugolino da Scrovegni. She married Francesco Manfredi, a knight, in 1376. Manfredi died by 1381.[2]
In 1383, Scrovegni wrote a letter to the Carraresi family to exonerate her family after they were exiled in Padua. The family was welcomed back into Paduan society under the Carraresi patron, Francesco il Vecchio.[2] She was the subject of Antoni Loschi's poem The Temple of Chastity, written in 1389. In the poem, Loschi depicts Scrovegni as Chastity and that her study or home was a temple.[3] The poem was commissioned by the House of Visconti in response to Scrovegni's letter.[2]
Scrovegni, her father, and her brothers were exiled to Venice in 1390. In Venice, she founded a hospice. She died in Venice in 1429.[1]
Scrovegni communicated with Angela Nogarola.[2]
References
- "SCROVEGNI, Maddalena degli". Treccani. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- Jane Stevenson (2005). Women Latin Poets: Language, Gender, and Authority, from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century. Oxford University Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-0-19-818502-4.
- Jean Spence; Sarah Aiston; Maureen M. Meikle (10 September 2009). Women, Education, and Agency, 1600–2000. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-135-85584-0.
Further reading
- Jacobus, Laura (2018) Maddalena Scrovegni (1356 ca-1429). In: Murano, G. (ed.) Autographa II: Donne, Sante e Madonna (da Matilde da Canossa ad Artemesia Gentileschi). Imola, Italy: Editrice La Mandragora. ISBN 9788875865580.