Giuliano Pisani

Who is Giuliano Pisani?

Giuliano Pisani is a writer, a classical philologist, a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin literature and an art historian. He graduated in ancient Greek history at Padua University with Prof. Franco Sartori, and he was full professor of Greek and Latin literature at Liceo Tito Livio in Padua. Since 2011 he has been a member of the National Italian Committee of the Promoters of Classical Culture at MIUR. He was the technical coordinator of the first Olympiad in Classical Languages and Civilisations which was held in Venice.

His scholarly interests are mainly centred on philosophy and ethics seen as wisdom guide. His work includes translations and studies of Plato, Plutarch and Marsilio Ficino.

With his book on the Arena Chapel's frescoes by Giotto, entitled I volti segreti di Giotto he has given a revolutionary interpretation of the celebrated Giotto masterpiece Giotto.

He received prestigious prizes and acknowledgments. In 1990 he won the Monselice Award Leone Traverso for his Greek translation of Plutarch's Moralia. In 1999 he won the Marcello d'Olivo Award of the city of Lignano.