Title: Il ritratto del vero governo del prencipe dal l'essempio vivo del gran Cosimo de' Medici
Description: The Ritratto is composed of three sections: first, a dialogue on the virtues, education, and conduct of the ideal prince; second, a discussion of the arms vs. letters debate; and finally, Rosello's Italian translations of two orations by Isocrates to Nicocles, the king of Cyprus (leaves 85-103); see Paul Dover's review, "Il ritratto del vero governo del Prencipe (1552): edizione critica a cura di Matteo Salvetti," Renaissance quarterly 61, no. 4 (Winter 2008): 1220-1222.
Subjects: Military art and science, Early works to 1800, Political science, Political ethics, Kings and rulers, Duties