Filippo Vadi
Master
Italian Renaissance humanist fencing master and author of De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi (1482).
Quick Facts
Date of Birth15. století
Date of Death15. století
Era15th century
Country of Origin
Italy
ItalyRank / TitleFencing Master
Active Yearsca 1480–1487
Biography
Filippo Vadi composed De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi in the 1480s for the Duke of Urbino, detailing longsword, dagger, and armored combat in the Italian tradition.