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Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. He was notorious for being lustful, cruel, and tyrannical. He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450, and Bianca Maria Visconti .
Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24. ledna 1444, Fermo – 26. prosince 1476, Milano) byl druhým milánským vévodou z rodu Sforzů a vládl v letech 1466 až 1476. Původ [ editovat | editovat zdroj ] Vévoda Galeazzo na fresce od Benozza Gozzoliho ve florentském paláci Medicejských
Dec 5, 2008 · Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–76), fifth Duke of Milan, set out when he acceded to power in 1466 to style himself as one of the most glorious of rulers and to make his court (in the words of the contemporary chronicler Bernardino Corio) one of ‘the most splendid in the universe’.
Aug 14, 2014 · The new painting scheme was designed by the fifth duke of Milan, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, and called for both the traditional iconography of courtly hunts and games and unusual scenes such as the duke getting dressed. Numerous portraits are specified, demonstrating the political nature of this large-scale project of redecoration.
The Black Hours of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, M 1856 is an illuminated book of hours, now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna (Codex Vindobon. 1856). The book used to be the property of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the fifth Duke of Milan. It was produced in Bruges, Flanders, probably between 1466 and 1477. Its name derives from its black borders ...
Jun 17, 2020 · Description. Piero Pollaiuolo (1441-1496) painted this portrait during one of Galeazzo Maria Sforza's visits to Florence. The work is based on a similar portrait by his brother, Antonio. That the portrait is of Sforza is beyond doubt, as copies exist bearing Sforza's name. Restored in 1994.
The House of Sforza ( pronounced [ˈsfɔrtsa]) was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. Sforza rule began with the family's acquisition of the Duchy of Milan following the extinction of the Visconti family in the mid-15th century and ended with the death of the last member of the family's main branch, Francesco II Sforza, in 1535.
