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Isabella of Aragon. Bona Sforza d'Aragona (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447.
The funerary monument of Bona Sforza, Duchess of Bari and Queen of Poland, in the Basilica of San Nicola in Bari has been a subject of discussion since the uncovering, in 1918, of documents which assign the marble authorship to a team of minor sculptors working in Naples around 1589–1593. Whilst research has focused on the history of this sepulchre, the name of the architect whom the queen ...
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May 23, 2016 · Bona Sforza as a widow in 1551. (Public Domain) Bona was never very happy in Poland and when she got older she wanted to reunite with her relatives. She went back to Italy, where she hoped to enjoy her beloved art, cuisine, and sun. Unfortunately for her, just one year later she was poisoned by a man named Gian Lorenco Pappacoda.
- Natalia Klimczak
Dec 18, 2020 · Banner: Bona Sforza (1494-1557), Queen of Poland by Unknown Artist/The National Museum in Krakow. First published on 18 December 2020 in Humanities. A University of Melbourne expert says Italian-born princess, Queen Bona, helps us understand how Renaissance women acquired, maintained and negotiated power.
Mar 7, 2024 · Renaissance women, long relegated to obscurity, are receiving their due as power brokers, artists, poets, patrons, and healers. Bona Sforza (1494-1557) of Milan (center figure) became queen of...
- Norman Weinstein
The funerary monument of Bona Sforza, Duchess of Bari and Queen of Poland, in the Basilica of San Nicola in Bari has been a subject of discussion since the uncovering, in 1918, of documents which assign the marble authorship to a team of minor
Nov 22, 2023 · Abstract. The funerary monument of Bona Sforza, Duchess of Bari and Queen of Poland, in the Basilica of San Nicola in Bari has been a subject of discussion since the uncovering, in 1918, of...
