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Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion and her innovative style of dressing was emulated by many women.
May 16, 2019 · Isabella d'Este (May 19, 1474–February 13, 1539) was a patron of Renaissance learning, arts, and literature. She was actively involved in political intrigues among the nobles of Europe. Isabella left behind a voluminous correspondence of more than 2,000 letters, which provide much insight into the world of the Italian Renaissance.
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Contents. Isabella d’Este. duchess of Mantua. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of art markets. In art market: The 15th century. …celebrated example was created by Isabella d’Este, wife of Francesco Gonzaga III, at the ducal palace in Mantua ( see also House of Este; Gonzaga dynasty).
Isabella d’Este (b. 1474–d. 1539) was the eldest child of Ercole I d’Este (b. 1431–d. 1505), second duke of Ferrara, and Duchess Eleonora d’Aragona (b. 1450–d. 1493). Raised in luxury and privilege, she was educated by humanists in a city that boasted an exceptionally refined court culture and one of Europe’s greatest universities.
Isabella d’Este was born in 1474 in the city of Ferrara, the first child of Duke Ercole d’Este and his wife, Eleonora d’Aragona. She grew up in the sophisticated and opulent world of Italy’s elite, studying with top-notch humanist teachers and rubbing elbows with figures of renown: painters, poets, and princes who were making the ...
Isabella d’Este (Gonzaga) was a powerful and well-educated political figure, humanitarian, patron of the arts, and mother of seven. Known as “The First Lady of the Renaissance,” she was related to nearly every ruler in Italy either by birth or marriage.
Isabella d'Este, a notable patron of the arts and collector of antiquities, established the first known studiolo (study) created for a woman. The daughter of Ercole d'Este and Eleonora of Aragon, she came from an eminent family of patrons and collectors of art.
