lo scrittoio di Michelangelo il Giovane

English translation: Michelangelo il Giovane\'s writing desk

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Italian term or phrase:lo scrittoio di Michelangelo il Giovane
English translation:Michelangelo il Giovane\'s writing desk
Entered by: Maria Burnett

14:54 Oct 10, 2022
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / bio of an artist
Italian term or phrase: lo scrittoio di Michelangelo il Giovane
Il vero gioiello della sala è lo Scrittoio di Michelangelo il Giovane, piccolo ambiente nel quale egli amava dedicarsi agli studi e all’apprezzamento dei capolavori della sua collezione.

I don't know if this is referring to an actual desk, or a writing area, because of what follows .....piccolo ambiente= small area

Thank you.
Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 10:03
Michelangelo il Giovane's writing desk
Explanation:
Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane (baptized 4 November 1568 – 11 January 1646) was a Florentine poet, librettist and man of letters, known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his granduncle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Buonarroti_the_Yo...

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martini
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4Michelangelo il Giovane's writing desk
martini
3the Young Michelangelo's desk
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the Young Michelangelo's desk


Explanation:
Michelangelo's desk refined and simplified the place of study. It incorporated a place to sit, a platform to read from and even the book ...
https://issuu.com/michaeljhathaway/docs/resonanceofmichelang...

Michelangelo (1475-1564)
It depends, if it's about Michelangelo's early work:
- The Young Michelangelo: The Artist in Rome, 1496-1501
- The Young Michelangelo: Michelangelo's early work - as a painter as well as a sculptor - crucial five years in the artist's life

The Young Michelangelo
Making and Meaning: The Young Michelangelo is the fullest account ever made of Michelangelo's early work - as a painter as well as a sculptor - during the period of his first stay in Rome. This was a crucial five years in the artist's life when he created, among other works, the marble Bacchus now in the Bargello, Florence, and the celebrated Pieta in St Peter's, Rome, and, as Hirst shows, also began his painting of the Entombment now in the National Gallery, London. It was during these years in Rome, Hirst argues, that he probably painted another work in the National Gallery Collection, the Madonna and Child with Saint John and Angels, better known for the ...
https://books.google.at/books/about/The_Young_Michelangelo.h...

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Michelangelo Buonarrotti, 1475-1564.
Other question:
L’artista veneziano, a Firenze dal 1536 al 1541, fu impiegato da Cosimo I de’ Medici per copiare dipinti nel Guardaroba ducale.
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/poetry-literat...

Not Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane, 1568-1646, Florentine poet, librettist

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
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Michelangelo il Giovane's writing desk


Explanation:
Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane (baptized 4 November 1568 – 11 January 1646) was a Florentine poet, librettist and man of letters, known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his granduncle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Buonarroti_the_Yo...

https://www.wordreference.com/iten/scrittoio

martini
Italy
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 26
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Reference

Reference information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Buonarroti_the_Yo...

JudyC
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  Rachel Fell
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neutral  Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.: Not Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane 1568-1646 Florentine poet - Michelangelo Buonarrotti 1475-1564. Other question: L’artista veneziano a Firenze, 1536-1541 https://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/poetry-literat...
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