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Pietro Bembo, an Uncommon card
Pietro Bembo was a Italian scholar, poet, and literary theorist who also was a member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Pietro Bembo quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pietro Bembo card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 16th century, Bembo's poetry, essays and books proved crucial to reviving interest in the ______ works of Petrarch.
Answer
literary. In the 16th century, Bembo's poetry, essays and books proved crucial to reviving interest in the literary works of Petrarch. From the Pietro Bembo article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kenny Wheeler. Kenny Wheeler 66 · Pietro Bembo 62 · Nikolai Gumilev 59 · John Morris 56 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- As an intellectual of the Italian Renaissance, Pietro Bembo greatly influenced the development of the Tuscan dialect as a literary language for poetry and prose, which, by later codification into a standard language, became the modern Italian language.
- In the 16th century, Bembo's poetry, essays and books proved crucial to reviving interest in the literary works of Petrarch.
- In the field of music, Bembo's literary writing techniques helped composers develop the techniques of musical composition that made the madrigal the most important secular music of 16th-century Italy.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pietro Bembo article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Pietro Bembo
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pietro Bembo (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Titian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
