Petar Kanavelić

Petar Kanavelić
BornDecember 27, 1637
DiedJanuary 16, 1719(1719-01-16) (aged 81)
Korčula, Republic of Venice (now Croatia)
Other namesPietro Canavelli
OccupationsWriter, poet

Pietro Canavelli (in Italian, his personal spelling; known as Petar Kanavelić in Croatian; 27 December 1637 – 16 January 1719) was a Croatian writer who wrote poems in Croatian and Italian. He is regarded as one of the greatest Croatian writers of the 17th century.