[1] Born in Bologna, he first served as a secretary for Count Andrea Bentivoglio, and then from 1491 was the client of Ercole d'Este in Ferrara.
Long relegated to obscurity by critics of his "arid" style, Arienti has enjoyed more appreciation recently for his attempt to create a Bolognese literary vernacular.
In 1492, two years after the arrival of Isabella d'Este in Mantua, she was presented with a collection of female biographies dedicated to Ginevra Bentivoglio which was written by Sabadino degli Arienti.
[4] Carolyn James, the Cassamarca Lecturer in the School of Historical Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, is the author of two books based on Sabadino degli Arienti.
[6] In Ginevera de le clare donne (1490) he praised the elite to which Isabella belonged, and to whom she was related by birth and marriage, while offering her a congenial model of behaviour to follow in her new role as marchioness.