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Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro KG (7 June 1422 – 10 September 1482), was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino from 1444 (as Duke from 1474) until his death.
Federico da Montefeltro: the most famous nose in Italy and the first rhinoplasty. Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482) – lord of Urbino – was a great Renaissance condottiero (warlord). He was also a great lord, patron of important artists: for example, we owe to him the construction of the Ducal Palace of Urbino.
Dec 11, 2016 · Federico da Montefeltro (1422–1482), the Duke of Urbino, was a well-known historical figure during the Italian Renaissance. He is the subject of a famous painting by Piero della Francesca (1416–1492), which displays the Duke from the left and highlights his oddly shaped nose.
- Stephen G. Schwartz, Christopher T. Leffler, Pamela S. Chavis, Faraaz Khan, Dennis Bermudez, Harry W...
- 10.4137/OED.S40918
- 2016
- Ophthalmol Eye Dis. 2016; 8(Suppl 1): 15-19.
Feb 13, 2023 · What is unknown, and probably lost to history, is how the Duke’s nose came to obtain its distinctive shape. It may have been injured at the same time as his eye; however, a more intriguing hypothesis is that the Duke requested nasal surgery to somehow compensate for his lost eye.
Jul 1, 1982 · One of the most extraordinary noses must surely be the one displayed by Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino (1422-1482). What the contemporary painter or sculptor must have thought of the nose is pure speculation but to the plastic surgeon many other questions come to mind: was it a congenital malformation, or the result of some disease or ...
- Paolo Santoni-Rugiu, Allesandro Massei
- 1982
Dec 11, 2016 · Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), the Duke of Urbino, was a well-known historical figure during the Italian Renaissance. He is the subject of a famous painting by Piero della Francesca (1416-1492), which displays the Duke from the left and highlights his oddly shaped nose.
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He actually had surgeons entirely remove the injured bridge of his nose to improve a field of vision of his survived eye, so he was less vulnerable to assassination attempts. Allegorical Triumph of Federico da Montefeltro and Allegorical Triumph of Battista Sforza (1472)
