Marsilio Ficino and the Platonic Revival in Florence (1463–1499)

1. Cosimo backs a new Platonic circle

   Jan 1, 1463Labels: Cosimo de', Platonic Academy, Marsilio Ficino

   • SEP Ficino
   • Wiki Academy

2. Medici grant gives Ficino a base

   Jan 1, 1463Labels: Careggi villa, Cosimo de', Marsilio Ficino

   • SEP Ficino
   • Britannica Ficino

3. Ficino translates the Corpus Hermeticum

   Apr 1, 1463Labels: Corpus Hermeticum, Marsilio Ficino, Hermetica

   • Wiki 1463
   • Wiki Hermeticum

4. Symposium commentary spreads “Platonic love”

   Jan 1, 1469Labels: De amore, Plato's Symposium, Marsilio Ficino

   • Britannica Ficino
   • IEP Ficino

5. Hermetic translation printed as Pimander

   Dec 18, 1471Labels: Pimander, Corpus Hermeticum, Marsilio Ficino

   • Christie s Lot
   • Wiki Editio

6. Ficino ordained a Catholic priest

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: Marsilio Ficino, Catholic priest, Florence

   • Britannica Ficino
   • Cambridge Texts

7. Ficino writes Platonic Theology on the soul

   Jan 1, 1474Labels: Platonic Theology, immortality of, Marsilio Ficino

   • Wiki Theology
   • Britannica Ficino

8. Christian religion treatise enters print

   Jan 1, 1474Labels: De Christiana, Marsilio Ficino, Florence

   • Morgan Library
   • Britannica Ficino

9. Platonic Theology published in Florence

   Jan 1, 1482Labels: Platonic Theology, Marsilio Ficino, Florence

   • Wiki Theology
   • Britannica Ficino

10. Complete Plato translation printed in Latin

    Jan 1, 1484Labels: Plato translation, Marsilio Ficino, Latin Plato

    • Britannica Ficino
    • Rutgers DBC

11. Pico’s 900 Theses and Oration drafted

    Jan 1, 1486Labels: Giovanni Pico, 900 Theses, Oration on

    • Brown Theses
    • SEP Pico

12. De vita published and defended amid controversy

    Dec 3, 1489Labels: De vita, Marsilio Ficino, natural magic

    • Wiki De vita
    • Cambridge RQ

13. Ficino’s Plotinus translation published with commentary

    Jan 1, 1492Labels: Plotinus translation, Enneads, Marsilio Ficino

    • Springer Plotinus
    • Routledge Plotinus

14. Medici expelled; Florentine culture shifts

    Nov 1, 1494Labels: Medici expulsion, Florence 1494, Marsilio Ficino

    • Britannica Ficino
    • Britannica Savonarola

15. Ficino dies, leaving a durable Latin Platonism

    Oct 1, 1499Labels: Marsilio Ficino, Latin Platonism, death 1499

    • Britannica Ficino
    • IEP Ficino