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Biography. Battista was the first legitimate child born to Alessandro Sforza, lord of Pesaro, and Costanza da Varano (1428–1447), the eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano (d. 1433), Lord of Camerino, and Elisabetta Malatesta.
- 6 or 7 July 1472 (aged 25–26), Gubbio, Duchy of Urbino
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, tempera on panel by Piero Pollaiolo, c. 1480; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Sforza Family, Italian family, first named Attendoli, that produced two famous soldiers of fortune and founded a dynasty that ruled Milan for almost a century.
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Aug 13, 2022 · August 13, 2022. Biography / Sforza. The Sforza family was one of the most powerful families in and around Milan for about 100 years from 1450 to 1535. The line was founded by Muzio Attendolo around 1411. This family was very much involved in Papal politics and are featured in several series about the Medici’s and Borgia’s.
We're in the Ufizzi looking at two portraits that were once joined as a diptych. So they would have been connected by a hinge. This is the Duke and Duchess of Urbino – Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza. She had just died and this was a commemorative portrait this is a way that he could remember his his wife.
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- What do the Latin inscriptions shown @3:08 say in English?Roughly translated the latin means: he rides triuphant over the unworthy, he the peer of the greatest leaders, celebrates the fame he becomes, hold...
- At 1:15 I was surprised by the mention of the higher forehead lines in this time . I've never heard ...This went in and out of fashion for several centuries - I remember that Anne Boleyn, the second wife of English king Henry VIII, in a portrait with...
- How are these individuals related to the patron of Titian's Venus of Urbino?Titian's Venus of Urbino was commissioned by Guidobaldo II della Rovere, the Duke of Urbino from 1539 to 1574. His father was chosen as heir to the...
- What was the painting they showed at around 0:57?It's listed at Jean Hey, Portrait of Margaret of Austria, c.1490 3:55 in the ending credits.
- where is this place?The video was recorded in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence Italy, or maybe you are asking about Urbino, a city in Italy east of Florence.
May 24, 2018 · View Complete Profile. view all 17. Immediate Family. Federico III da Montefeltro, duc... husband. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Montefeltro. Giovanna da Montefeltro. daughter. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Montefeltro. Elisabetta da Montefeltro. daughter. Costanza da Montefeltro. daughter. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Montefeltro.
Deutsche Seite. Battista Sforza, c. 1472. Born: in January 1446. Deceased: 6. or 7. July 1472. Father: Alessandro Sforza (1409-1473), Lord of Pesaro. Mother: her father's great love, Costanza da Varano (1428-1447), eldest daughter of Piergentile Varano († 1433), Lord of Camerino, and Elisabetta Malatesta. Siblings:
One of the most celebrated portraits of the Italian Renaissance, the diptych features the Duke of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro (1422–1482) and his wife Battista Sforza (1446–1472).
