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Agnese di Montefeltro (1470–1522) Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (1472–1508) Father. Alessandro Sforza, Lord of Pesaro. Mother. Costanza da Varano. Battista Sforza (1446 – 6 or 7 July 1472) was the Duchess of Urbino in 1460-1472 as the second wife of Federico da Montefeltro. She acted as regent during her husband's absences from Urbino.
- 6 or 7 July 1472 (aged 25–26), Gubbio, Duchy of Urbino
However, after the death of his beloved second wife Battista Sforza (daughter of Elisabetta Malatesta and Alessandro Sforza), who died from pneumonia after giving birth to their seventh child at 25 years old, he spent much of his time in the magnificent palace in Urbino. The Duke had lost the mate he described as "the delight of my public and ...
- 22 July 1444 –, 10 September 1482
- Oddantonio
- Guidantonio da Montefeltro, or possibly Bernardino Ubaldini della Carda
- Guidobaldo I
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47 x 33 cm each. Inventory. 1890 nn. 1615, 3342. 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). In the tradition of the fourteenth century, inspired by the design of ancient coins, the two figures are shown in ...
Agnese di Montefeltro (Gubbio, 1470 – Rome, 1523) was the daughter of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino and of his second wife, Battista Sforza. She was married to Fabrizio Colonna (1460–1520), duke of Paliano with whom she had six children, among which was the poet Vittoria Colonna. She died, a widow, in 1522 on her way home to Rome ...
Battista Sforza, c. 1472. 6. or 7. July 1472. her half-sister Ginevra (1440-1507); her first husband was Sante Bentivoglio (1426-1463), Lord of Bologna, they married in 1452; her second husband was Giovanni II. Bentivoglio (1443-1508), Lord of Bologna, they married in 1464. Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-1482), Duke of Urbino since 23.
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.
- 4 min
- Beth Harris,Steven Zucker
Other articles where Portraits of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino and of His Wife, Battista Sforza is discussed: Piero della Francesca: Mature period: A famous diptych portrait of Duke Federico and his consort, Battista Sforza, was probably begun to commemorate their marriage in 1465. The paintings show Piero’s respect for visual fact in the unidealized features of the Duke and in ...
