Antonio Brucioli (M / Italy, 1498-1566), scholar

Antonio Brucioli (1498-1566) was an Italian scholar.

Biography

Antonio Brucioli was born in Florence around 1498. Studied philosophy, Latin and Greek and joined the circle of humanists and scholars who met in the Orti Oricellari. Forced to leave Florence in 1523 for his opposition to the Medici family, fled to Lyon where he met Sante Pagnini and studied Hebrew with him. He also briefly visited Germany, and became familiar with the ideals of the Reformation. In 1527 he was back to Florence to take part in establishing the Republic, but quickly fell afoul of the dominant Savonarolan faction and banned from the city. He finally settled in Venice where he would spend most his life, working as a publisher and often subjected to charges of heresy.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Antonio Brucioli translated the entire Bible in Italian from the original languages, even though his version of the Old Testament follows very closely more the Latin translation of Sante Pagnini than the Hebrew text. He also published Biblical commentaries where he heavily used the works of Martin Bucer.