Francesco Scipione Maffei
Francesco Scipione Maffei (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ʃʃiˈpjoːne mafˈfɛi]; 1 June 1675 – 11 February 1755) was an Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose publications on Etruscan antiquities stand as incunables of Etruscology, he engaged in running skirmishes in print with his rival in the field of antiquities, Antonio Francesco Gori.
Francesco Scipione Maffei | |
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| Born | 1 June 1675 Verona, Republic of Venice, now Italy |
| Died | 11 February 1755 (aged 79) Verona, Republic of Venice, now Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Dramatist, Archaeologist, Soldier |
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