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Oct 8, 2020 · Piero della Francesca (c. 1420-1492 CE) was an Italian Renaissance artist whose paintings and frescoes are characterised by their solid figures, bright colours, and harmonious composition. His masterpieces include the painted panel the Flagellation of Christ, which was created c. 1455 CE for the Ducal Palace of Urbino, and his striking portrait ...
Dec 24, 2022 · Battista Sforza (1446 6 or 7 July 1472) was the Duchess of Urbino and second wife of Federico da Montefeltro. Battista was the first legitimate child born to Alessandro Sforza, lord of Pesaro, and Costanza da Varano (14281447), the eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano (d. 1433), Lord of Camerino
Ginevra Sforza (ca. 1441 – 17 May 1507) became the wife of Sante Bentivoglio and then of Giovanni II Bentivoglio, both de facto signori (or unofficial leaders, or 'lords') of Bologna. She had 18 children and served the Bentivoglio family by fulfilling the gendered role demanded of her by society. For the past 500+ years in Bolognese ...
Oct 12, 2012 · Biography. Piero della Francesca, who came from a family of fairly prosperous merchants, is recognised as one of the most important painters of the Renaissance. Although today he is always known as Piero della Francesca, he would have been known in his lifetime as Piero di Benedetto de' Franceschi. His father, Benedetto de' Franceschi, was a ...
Francisco I Sforza. Francisco I Sforza, em italiano Francesco I Sforza ( San Miniato, 23 de julho de 1401 — Milão, 8 de março de 1466 ), Foi um condottiero italiano, duque de Milão, foi o fundador da dinastia Sforza. [ 1]
Biography. Federico da Montefeltro, Count then Duke of Urbino, condottiere and Papal Gonfalonier. He was a great patron of the arts. His second wife Battista Sforza (q.v), had several daughters and one son Guidobaldo (q.v) who is mentioned in Castiglione's 'The Courtier' in the palace of Urbino. Federico lost his right eye in a tournament, and ...
Giano I di Campofregoso (died 16 December 1448) was the 31st Doge of the Republic of Genoa. Biography [ edit ] Son of Bartolomeo Fregoso and Caterina Ordelaffi, daughter of the lord of Forlì Antonio I Ordelaffi , he was born in Genoa around 1405.
