He then returned to Italy and sought patronage from Cosimo I de' Medici in Florence, but these efforts also failed and he returned to Venice, where his translation of Ovid was published in 1561. In 1562 he was called upon by the Olympic Academy of Verona to write the preface for the first Italian performance of Gian Giorgio Trissino’s Sofonisba. He then turned his hand to Virgil, completing his translation of the first book of the Aeneid a few years later.
He returned to Italy and attempted to gain patronage from Cosimo I de' Medici in Florence but was unsuccessful. He then moved to Venice where he published his translation of Ovid in 1561. In 1562, he was asked by the Olympic Academy of Verona to write the preface for Gian Giorgio Trissino’s Sofonisba. Later, he turned his attention to Virgil and completed his translation of the first book of the Aeneid.