Balthazar Castiglione by Raphael Santi - 1514-1515 - 82 x 67 cm Musée du Louvre Balthazar Castiglione by Raphael Santi - 1514-1515 - 82 x 67 cm Musée du Louvre

Balthazar Castiglione

oil on canvas • 82 x 67 cm
  • Raphael Santi - 1483 - April 6, 1520 Raphael Santi 1514-1515
Baldassare Castiglione was a Raphael's friend, the diplomat and humanist. He had great influence through his writing on Renaissance behavior. His most famous book published is the 'The Book of the Courtier.' It changed the expectations of the courtier and what his wife should do to help her husband. He created the image of Ideal Renaissance Man and Woman.