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1 day ago · Her 1490 marriage to Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, positioned Isabella at the heart of Italian politics. And this role was both complicated and elevated by the ambitions and machinations of Ludovico Sforza (also called Ludovico il Moro), her husband’s uncle and usurper of the Milanese dukedom.
1 day ago · The work was commissioned as part of a plan of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. In order to permit his inconsistent painting schedule and frequent revisions, it is painted with materials that allowed for regular alterations: tempera on gesso, pitch, and mastic.
2 days ago · e. Domes built in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries relied primarily on empirical techniques and oral traditions rather than the architectural treatises of the time, but the study of dome structures changed radically due to developments in mathematics and the study of statics. Analytical approaches were developed and the ideal shape for a dome ...
5 days ago · Ludovico Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, to Reymundo De Soncino, his Ambassador in England. We have received two of yours of the 8th and 10th August. The former is a duplicate, but we have not received the original.
3 days ago · Ludovico Maria Sforza, Regent of Milan, to Benedicto Spinula, Milanese Agent in England. Your courier has arrived with the utmost diligence and was presented us with the king's letters and your own written by his Majesty's commission.
2 days ago · When Leonardo left Florence in 1482, he went to Milan, to the court of Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. He was sent by the Medici with a peace offering, bearing the gift of a silver lute in the shape of a horse's head. It might be, however, that Leonardo also thought that the Duke would be a better patron than the Medici.
4 days ago · Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" fresco was created in 1495-1497 in the Dominican monastery in Milan by order of Duke Ludovico Sforza. The plot of the Renaissance pioneer depicts Jesus Christ with the apostles. A sorrowful feast on the eve of the crucifixion.
