Barbaro, Daniel

Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro (also Barbarus) (8 February 1514 – 13 April 1570) was an Italian cleric and diplomat. He was also an architect, writer on architecture, and translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius. Barbaro's fame is chiefly due to his vast output in the arts, letters, and mathematics. A cultured humanist, he was a friend and admirer of Torquato Tasso, a patron of Andrea Palladio, and a student of Pietro Bembo. He was also friends with Pierre Arélin, Niccolô Franco, Bernardo Tasso, and Benedetto Varchi. Francesco Sansovino considered Daniele to be one of the three best Venetian architects, along with Palladio and Francesco's father Jacopo. Barbaro was praised as a man of science by Anton Francesco Doni, Cardinal Bernardo Navagero, Paolo Paruta, Sperone Speroni, and Bernardino Tomitano. Francesco Barozzi dedicated his Opusculum to Daniele Barbaro.