Download or read book Isabella of Milan written by Marian Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isabella of Milan Princess D Aragona and Wife of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza The Intimate Story of Her Life in Milan Told in the Letters of Her Lady in waiting written by Marian Andrews and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-14 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Isabella of Milan written by Hare Christopher and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isabella of Milan written by Christopher Hare and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Isabella of Milan: Princess D' Aragona, and Wife of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza, the Intimate Story of Her Life in Milan Told in the Letters of Her Lady-in-Waiting At the name of Isabella d' Aragona there rises before us the tragic figure of a hapless Princess for whom the world went wrong, a brave-hearted woman who fought alone against all Europe for those near and dear to her. "Madonna infelicissima, unica in disgrazia." In these pages her story is told with strict historical accuracy of incident, character, and date. But I have attempted to make the past live once more by using the pen of an imaginary eye-witness, a lady-in-waiting of keen insight, intelligence, and sympathy, who tells the "Story of her Duchess" in a series of intimate letters to her sister at Naples. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Isabella of Milan written by Christopher Hare and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Christopher Hare, (pseud, of Mrs. Marian Andrews). Isabella of Milan, Princess d'Aragona, and wife of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza. The intimate story of her lire in Milan told in the letters of her lady-in-waiting. * * * * "Life at the Ducal Court daring the splendid time of the Renaissance, told with vividness and freshness." -Daily Telegraph.
Download or read book Isabella of Milan Princess D Aragona and Wife of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza the Intimate Story of Her Life in Milan Told in the Letters of Her Lady written by Christopher Hare and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Duchess of Milan written by Michael Ennis and published by Onyx Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two young women in the warring states of Italy seek to control their destinies in a world shaped by men
Download or read book Art and Authority in Renaissance Milan written by Evelyn S. Welch and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milan was one of the largest and most important cities in Renaissance Italy. Controlled by the Visconti and Sforza dynasties from 1277 until 1500, its rulers were generous patrons of the arts, responsible for commissioning major monuments throughout the city and for supporting artists such as Giovanni di Balduccio, Filarete, Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci. But the city was much more than its dukes. Milan had a distinct civic identity, one that was expressed, above all, through its neighbourhood, religious and charitable associations. This book moves beyond standard interpretations of ducal patronage to explore the often overlooked city itself, showing how the allegiances of the town hall and the parish related to those of the servants and aristocrats who frequented the Visconti and Sforza court. In this original and stimulating interdisciplinary study, Evelyn Welch illustrates the ways in which the myths of Visconti and Sforza supremacy were created. Newly discovered material for major projects such as the cathedral, hospital and castle of Milan permits a greater understanding of the political, economic and architectural forces that shaped these extraordinary buildings. The book also explores the wider social networks of the artists themselves. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, is de-mythologised: far from being an isolated, highly prized court artist, he spent his almost eighteen years in the city working within the wider Milanese community of painters, sculptors, goldsmiths and embroiderers. The broad perspective of the book ensures that any future study of the Renaissance will have to re-evaluate the place of Milan in Italian cultural history.
Download or read book Isabella D Este Marchioness of Mantua 1474 1539 written by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isabella D Este Marchioness of Mantua 1474 1539 written by Julia Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isabella D Este Marchioness of Mantua 1474 1539 written by Julia Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Milan Undone written by John Gagné and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of how one of the Renaissance’s preeminent cities lost its independence in the Italian Wars. In 1499, the duchy of Milan had known independence for one hundred years. But the turn of the sixteenth century saw the city battered by the Italian Wars. As the major powers of Europe battled for supremacy, Milan, viewed by contemporaries as the “key to Italy,” found itself wracked by a tug-of-war between French claimants and its ruling Sforza family. In just thirty years, the city endured nine changes of government before falling under three centuries of Habsburg dominion. John Gagné offers a new history of Milan’s demise as a sovereign state. His focus is not on the successive wars themselves but on the social disruption that resulted. Amid the political whiplash, the structures of not only government but also daily life broke down. The very meanings of time, space, and dynasty—and their importance to political authority—were rewritten. While the feudal relationships that formed the basis of property rights and the rule of law were shattered, refugees spread across the region. Exiles plotted to claw back what they had lost. Milan Undone is a rich and detailed story of harrowing events, but it is more than that. Gagné asks us to rethink the political legacy of the Renaissance: the cradle of the modern nation-state was also the deathbed of one of its most sophisticated precursors. In its wake came a kind of reversion—not self-rule but chaos and empire.
Download or read book Beatrice D Este Duchess of Milan 1475 1497 written by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isabella d Este and Francesco Gonzaga written by Sarah D.P. Cockram and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book systematically to give evidence of conjugal co-rule at an Italian Renaissance court, and the first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram shows their relationship in an entirely new light. The book draws on (and presents) a large amount of unpublished archival material, including almost unprecedented surviving correspondence between and around these Renaissance princely rulers. Using these sources, Cockram shows Isabella and Francesco's strategic teamwork in action, illuminating tactics of collaboration and dissimulation. She also reveals behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; court procedures; sexual politics and seduction; gift-giving and network-building; rivalries, intrigues and assassinations. Several epistolary themes emerge: insights into the couple's communication practices and double-dealing, their use of intermediaries, and attention to security matters. This book's analysis of Isabella's co-rule with her husband, supported by other members of the Gonzaga dynasty, sees her sometimes in the role of subordinate partner, sometimes guiding the couple's actions. It shows how, despite appearances at times, the couple shared common diplomatic policy as well as human, material, and cultural resources; joint administration; and the exercise of authority and justice. Thus emerges a three-dimensional picture of the mechanisms of power and power sharing in the age of Machiavelli.
Download or read book Leonardo s Swans written by Karen Essex and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabelle d’Este, daughter of the Duke of Ferrara, born into privilege and the political and artistic turbulence of Renaissance Italy, is a stunning black-eyed blond and an art lover and collector. Worldly and ambitious, she has never envied her less attractive sister, the spirited but naïve Beatrice, until, by a quirk of fate, Beatrice is betrothed to the future Duke of Milan. Although he is more than twice their age, openly lives with his mistress, and is reputedly trying to eliminate the current duke by nefarious means, Ludovico Sforza is Isabella’s match in intellect and passion for all things of beauty. Only he would allow her to fulfill her destiny: to reign over one of the world’s most powerful and enlightened realms and be immortalized in oil by the genius Leonardo da Vinci. Isabella vows that she will not rest until she wins her true fate, and the two sisters compete for supremacy in the illustrious courts of Europe. A haunting novel of rivalry, love, and betrayal that transports you back to Renaissance Italy, Leonardo’s Swans will have you dashing to the works of the great master—not for clues to a mystery but to contemplate the secrets of the human heart.
Download or read book Beatrice D Este Duchess of Milan 1475 1497 written by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beatrice D Este Duchess of Milan 1475 1497 written by Julia Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
