Daniele Barbaro

Daniele Barbaro ( Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro; Barbarigo, Barberigo ( the - igo suffix is typically Venetian )) ( born February 8, 1513 Venice, † April 13, 1570 in Venice) was a Venetian scientists and politicians, since December 17, 1550 Patriarch of Aquileia. He came from a noble family of Barbaro.

Life

He was the son of Francesco Barbaro ( ✝ 1549), Podesta of Verona and Senator of the Republic of Venice and Elena Pisani. Barbaro studied at the University of Padua, philosophy, mathematics and optics. After 1531 was Barbaro official historian of Venice ( Pubblico storiografico ), in 1548 he was ambassador to England, 1550 Coauditor of the patriarch. He was one of three representatives of the Venetian Republic during the Council of Trent. From him comes the design for the Botanical Gardens in Padua.

Work

Daniele Barbaro important writing is probably the 1556 published translation of the books of the ancient architect Vitruvius. He had been advised by Andrea Palladio, whose illustrations he used and then Vitruvius - rose to general architecture standard - in their own interpretation. Palladio also advised Daniele Barbaro and his brother Marcantonio Barbaro when building their Villa Barbaro in Maser.

From Barbaro has made many writings on art, math, science, optics. For the first time the use of a ground lens in a camera obscura in his work " La pratica della persepttiva " Daniele Barbaro is described in 1569. Leonardo da Vinci had previously recorded this knowledge in one of his sketchbooks, which were not published during his lifetime.