(1553 - 1613 or 1614)
Cretan artist Born at Σητεία , Herakleion, Crete, Greece. Husband to Μαριέττα Ζενό , father to Ελένη Κορνάρου and Κατερίνα Κορνάρου
The greatest and most influential writer of Cretan literature, he wrote: with 10.000 lyrics and «Η Θυσία του Αβραάμ»
In 1590 he moved to Χάνδακα which is todays Herakleion, Crete, where he married and lived. He was a member of a literary group called Accademia degli Stravaganti (Academy of the Strange Ones), which was founded by his brother and fellow writer Andrea Cornaro.
He inspired many, such as: Διονύσιος Σολωμός, Κωστής Παλαμάς, George Seferis