Agnolo Pandolfini (1360-1446) was a Florentine statesman, merchant, and Humanist. He was considered a highly learned man, erudite in Latin, and a friend to most of the learned Florentines of his era. Leonardo Bruni was said to have published nothing which had not first obtained a favorable review from Agnolo. His erudition and high standing in Florentine society is evinced by his appearance as the chief speaker in two dialogues of his day: Della vita civile by Matteo Palmieri, and Della tranquilità dell' animo by Leon Battista Alberti. He was related by marriage to many of the leading families of Florence.