Daniele

Daniele is the Italian form of Daniel, from the Hebrew Daniyyel, combining din, to judge, and el, God, so the name means God is my judge. The biblical prophet Daniel, an exile at the court of Babylon, is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den, and he is depicted by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In Italian history, Daniele Manin, a Venetian lawyer, led the Republic of San Marco when Venice rose against Austrian rule, and he died in exile in Paris. The painter Daniele da Volterra, a pupil of Michelangelo, painted draperies over nudes in The Last Judgment.