Accademia degli Intronati

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The Accademia degli Intronati was a prominent literary and scholarly society in Siena. [1] It was founded between 1525 and 1527 as a gathering place for aristocracy, and was prominent by the 1550s.

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The first publicly hosted event was the comic play Gl'ingannati , written collectively by the Intronatis. A characteristic of the Academy was its preference for comedy and the targeting of a female public. This distinguished the plays of the Academy's first wave of productions.

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