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The Hours of Giangaleazzo Visconti (Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale, Banco Rari 397 and Landau-Finaly 22) is a Roman-liturgy, illuminated Book of Hours in Latin, which was commissioned by the ruler of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, in Italy in the late 14th century.
Bianca of Savoy. Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) [a] and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. [1] He was the founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing the Visconti Castle at Pavia ...
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Apr 15, 2024 · Gian Galeazzo Visconti (born 1351, Milan—died Sept. 3, 1402, Melegnano, near Milan) was a Milanese leader who brought the Visconti dynasty to the height of its power and almost succeeded in becoming the ruler of all northern Italy. The son of Galeazzo II Visconti, who shared the rule of Milan with his brother Bernabò, Gian Galeazzo was ...
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Jun 25, 2021 · This dissertation is an extended examination of the 14th-century portion of a Book of Hours (Florence, Bibl. naz., Banco Rari 397 and Landau-Finaly 22) commissioned by Giangaleazzo Visconti, lord of Milan from 1378 to 1402, and completed for his son, Filippo Maria, probably in the late 1420s.
Life dates. 1351-1402. Biography. Son of Galeazzo II Visconti (q.v.) and his wife Bianca of Savoy. He succeeded his father as Lord of Milan and, when the city was raised to a duchy in 1395, became the first Duke. He founded the Certosa at Pavia. His first wife was Isabelle of Valois; his second, whom he married in 1380, was his cousin Caterina ...
Visconti Book of Hours. Giovanni Dei Grassi (ca 1395) Comissioned by Giangaleazzo Visconti. Illuminated Manuscript. The page from this manuscript I have chosen to research features a portrait of its commissioner from the first part of the book, Gian Galeazzo Visconti.
