(1475–1507) called “il Valentino” Cesare Borgia in Literature: • Machiavelli, Niccolò (1469-1527): The Prince (English) • Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900): Beyond Good and Evil (English) • Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900): The Antichrist (English) Born September 13 1475 Subiaco (Italia) Died March 12 1507 Viana (España) Father…
(1480–1519) Born April 18 1480 Subiaco (Italia) Died June 24 1519 Ferrara (Italia) Father Rodrigo Borgia (1431-1503), Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) Brother Cesare Borgia (1475-1507) Husband (m.1502–1519) Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-1534) Sister-in-law Isabella d’Este, Marchesa di Mantova (1474-1539)…
(c.1535-c.1588) Giulia Romola di Alessandro de’ Medici Giulia in Art: Pontormo (1494-1557) Ritratto di Maria Salviati con Giulia de’ Medici c.1539 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1535 Oil on canvas, 118 x 105 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di gentildonna ispirata a Lucrezia (Portrait of a Woman inspired by Lucretia) c.1530–1533 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 110.6 cm National Gallery, London A sumptuously dressed young woman stands between the back of an armchair and a table.…
(1475–1497) Duchess of Bari (1491–1497) Duchess of Milan (1494–1497) Lady of Genova (1494–1497) Born June 29 1475 Ferrara (Italia) Died January 2 1497 Milano (Italia) Cause of death Childbirth Buried Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milano) Husband (1491-1497) Ludovico Sforza…
(1452–1508) Ludovico Maria Sforza, called Ludovico il Moro Duke of Bari (1479–1499) Duke of Milan (1494–1499) Lord of Genova (1494–1499) Works commissioned by him: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) L’Ultima Cena 1498 Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano Perugino (c.1446-1523) L’Arcangelo Michele c.1496–1500…
(c.1246–1285) Paolo Malatesta, called “il Bello” (the Beautiful) Count of Ghiaggiolo (1269–1285) Paolo Malatesta in Literature: • Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321): Divina Commedia (Italian) Paolo Malatesta in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Paolo et Francesca 1814 Musée Condé, Chantilly Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Francesca…
(c.1245–1304) Giovanni Malatesta Gianciotto, called “Gianne lo Sciancato” (Gianne the crippled) Lord of Pesaro (1294–1304) Gianciotto Malatesta in Literature: • Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321): Divina Commedia (Italian) Gianciotto Malatesta in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Paolo et Francesca 1814 Musée Condé, Chantilly Ingres, Jean…
(c.1255–1285) Francesca da Polenta Francesca da Rimini in Literature: • Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321): Divina Commedia (Italian) Francesca da Rimini in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Paolo et Francesca 1814 Musée Condé, Chantilly Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Francesca da Rimini et Paolo…