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 sought support from Cosimo I de' Medici in Florence, but these attempts also failed. He then relocated to Venice, where his translation of Ovid was published in 1561. In 1562 he was invited by the Olympic Academy of Verona to write the preface for Gian Giorgio Trissino’s Sofonisba. Subsequently, he focused on Virgil, completing his translation of the first book of the Aeneid a few years later.