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Analysis Of The Letter Of Domenico Venetian

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The letter of Domenico Venetian implies apparent elitism and classism. The manner in which Domenico exalts Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici, and by contrast refer to himself self abasingly (Davies et al 534.). For example, Domenico starts the letter saying “To the honorable and generous Man Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici of Florence” (Davies et al 534), or says “considering that my low condition does not deserve to write to your nobility, only in the perfect and good love (534). Domenico reveres this patron as if he was a deity or the pope, and somewhat apologizes for simply requesting for a commission that the Medici family was getting ready to grant, rather than demand (534). This letter was written by Domenico Venetian in April 1438, in Perugia

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