Accademia degli Intronati
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The Accademia degli Intronati was the center of intelectual life in Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...

 around the 1550s. It was founded between 1525 and 1527 as a gathering place for aristocracy.

The first publicly hosted event was the comic play Gl'ingannati
Gl'ingannati
Gl'ingannati is a 1531 comedy play written collectively by the Accademia degli Intronati . It was the Academy's first publicly hosted event, performed on the last day of carnival 1532...

, written collectively by the Intronatis. A characteristic of the Academy was his preference of comedy and the targeting a female public. This distinguished the plays of the Academy's first wave of productions.

Further reading

  • Cerreta, Florindo (1960) Alessandro Piccolomini
  • Costantini, L.P. (1928) L'Accademia degli Intronati di Siena e una sua commedia
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