A Trip to Venice in 1530 by Francesco da Milano. Journal of the Lute Society of America XXXIV (2001) [pubbl. 2005]: 1-36. By Mariagrazia Carlone
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In 1997 in Milan, an important symposium organized by the University and the Fondazione Marco Fodella was dedicated to Francesco Canova (called “Francesco da Milano”). On that occasion, it was pointed out that a complete reconstruction of Francesco’s biography was still far from complete. This article will present evidence for a small but significant addition to the known facts of Francesco’s life: namely, that Francesco and his brother Bernardino went to Venice in 1530 and played together in the presence of an important nobleman, probably the bishop of Verona, Gian Matteo Giberti. Furthermore, the evidence suggests that Giberti may well have been Francesco’s patron for a brief period after the Sack of Rome in 1527…)
A Trip to Venice in 1530 by Francesco da Milano
