Pico was also remarkably original— indeed, idiosyncratic. giovanni pico della mirandola: his life by his nephew giovanni francesco pico, also three of his letters, his interpretation of psalm xvi; his twelve rules of a christian and his deprecatory hymn to god : pico giovanni pico della mirandola pdf della mirandola, giovanni francesco, : free download, borrow, and streaming : internet archive loading viewer. to reconcile forms of sentiment. the debate pico optimistically anticipated, the resulting work is superior to the sum of its parts. francesco borghesi teaches in the department of italian studies at the university of sydney in australia. abstract this thesis investigates the syncretic ideas of italian renaissance philosopher giovanni pico della mirandola ( “ pico” hereafterand his angelology in order to interpret the process of spiritual ascension that he prescribed in his oration ( 1486). giovanni pico della mirandola ( 1463– 94) is, after marsilio ficino, the best known philosopher of the renaissance: his oration on the dignity of man is better known than any other philosophical text of the fifteenth century. among his publications are concordia, pietas, docta religio ( ) and the forthcoming giovanni pico della mirandola ( ). pico della mirandola - 4- pico della mirandola by pdf walter pater no account of the renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile christianity with the religion of ancient greece. family castle of mirandola in 1976 giovanni was born at mirandola, near modena, the youngest son of gianfrancesco i pico, lord of mirandola and count of concordia, by his wife giulia, daughter of feltrino boiardo, count of scandiano.