Lodovico Dolce Biography

Lodovico Dolce (1508/10–1568) was an Italian man of letters and theorist of painting. He was a broadly-based Venetian humanist and prolific author, translator and editor; he is now mostly remembered for his Dialogue on Painting or L'Aretino (1557), and his involvement in artistic controversies of the day. He became a friend of Titian, and often acted as in effect his public relations man.