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| Born | c. 1582 |
| Died | 7 August 1656(1656-08-07) (aged 73–74) Bologna, Papal States |
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| Children | 3 |
| Father | Bartolomeo Barbazza |
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| Pen name | Robusto Pogomega |
| Language | Italian language |
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Andrea Barbazza (1581/2 – 7 August 1656) was an ItalianMarinistpoet andliterary critic.
He was born of a noble family in Bologna between 1581 and 1582. Between 1611 and 1613, Barbazza was first ‘maestro di camera’ and after ‘primo cameriere’ of cardinalFerdinando Gonzaga.[1] After a long stay in Rome (1624-1632), he settled permanently in his native Bologna, where he occupied important legal and administrative offices.[2] He was an expert on thecode of chivalry and on questions of honour.[1]
On 26 April 1614 he married Countess Bianca Bentivoglio, granddaughter ofBianca Cappello, by whom he had a son, Ferdinando.[1] In 1648, after the death of his first wife, he married Countess Silvia Boccaferri, by whom he had two sons, Filippo and Bartolomeo.[1]
Barbazza was a member of theAccademia dei Gelati of Bologna, theAccademia degli Incogniti of Venice and theAccademia degli Umoristi of Rome.[1] He was decorated with theOrder of Saint Michael byMarie de' Medici in 1612.[1]
Barbazza was a friend and correspondent ofClaudio Achillini,Angelico Aprosio,Pietro Della Valle,Giambattista Basile andGiambattista Marino.[1] Marino stayed often with him during his stays in Bologna.[1] Barbazza defended the poetry of Marino against the attacks ofTommaso Stigliani in hisStrigliate (Scoldings), published in 1629 with the jocularpseudonym ofRobusto Pogomega.[3] He wrote also thepastoral dramasL'Amorosa Costanza andL'Armidoro (1646), and a number of lyrics published in contemporary anthologies.[3]
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