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2 days ago · He attracts numerous men-at-arms from the company of Muzio Attendolo Sforza (100 cavalry) with generous promises to bring them to Narni. Sept. Lazio, Abruzzo: In Rome with Luigi d’Angiò: he lodges in San Pietro with Sforza and Monterano. He leaves the city through the Porta di Castel Sant’Angelo and reaches Viterbo.
4 days ago · The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici, during the first half of the 15th century.
- By Medico, Castellan of Potrone, considered the first ancestor of the house
- 1230; 793 years ago
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Apr 18, 2024 · Lucrezia Borgia ( q.v.; 1480–1519), a daughter of Rodrigo and a patron of the arts, became famous for her skill at political intrigue. The family produced many other persons of lesser importance. One, St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a great-grandson of Rodrigo, was canonized. The family began to decline in the late 1500s.
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Apr 19, 2024 · Last Supper, one of the most famous artworks in the world, painted by Leonardo da Vinci probably between 1495 and 1498. It was commissioned by Ludovico Sforza for the Dominican monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Learn more about the painting’s history, subject, technique, and restoration.
May 4, 2024 · None. Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja [Note 3]; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown ...
- 11 August 1492
- 17 September 1456, by Callixtus III
- 18 August 1503
- Pius III
3 days ago · Francesco Sforza was an Italian sculptor, painter, and architect who lived during the early Renaissance period from 1401 to 1466. He is known for his detailed sculptures and his work on the Sforza Castle in Milan, which is now a museum that houses some of his greatest masterpieces. Teaching students about Sforza is important for several reasons.
Apr 30, 2024 · Da Vinci’s unfinished works: Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin, and Child with Saint Anne, ca. 1503, Louvre, Paris, France. The painting is believed to have been commissioned for King Louis XII in 1499, following the birth of his daughter Claude. It was likely chosen to honor the wife of Louis XII, whose name was also Anne.
