Carlo Porta

Carlo Porta
Statue of Carlo Porta in the "Verzee"
Born(1775-06-15)15 June 1775
Died5 February 1821(1821-02-05) (aged 45)
Occupations
  • Poet
  • Intellectual
Spouse
Vincenza Prevosti
(m. 1806)
Children3
Parent(s)Giuseppe Porta and Violante Porta (née Gottieri)
Writing career
Language
Period18th century
Genres
Literary movementRomanticism

Carlo Porta (15 June 1775  5 January 1821) was an Italian poet, the most famous writer in Milanese (the prestige dialect of the Lombard language).