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  1. Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza. Ritratto di Gian Galeazzo, scuola di Benedetto Briosco, verso il 1490. Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza ( Abbiategrasso, 20 giugno 1469 – Pavia, 21 ottobre 1494 [1]) è stato il sesto duca di Milano e il terzo della dinastia Sforza. In linguaggio cifrato fu anche soprannominato Instabilis.

  2. Biografia Infanzia, educazione e apprendistato Guiniforte Barzizza, maestro di Galeazzo Maria e di Ippolita Maria Sforza. Figlio primogenito di Francesco Sforza e di Bianca Maria Visconti, nacque il 14 o il 24 gennaio 1444 alle ore 21 a Fermo, città della quale il padre deteneva la signoria, presso la rocca detta del Girone o del Girifalco (posta in posizione dominante in cima al Colle ...

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  4. In Sforza Family. Francesco’s eldest son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–76), succeeded his father in 1466. Though traditionally characterized as despotic, extravagant, and dissolute, Galeazzo Maria was apparently a capable ruler who took an active interest in agriculture, constructed canals for irrigation and transportation, introduced the cultivation of rice, and encouraged commerce,…

  5. The church was built between 1476 and 1482 under the will of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza. The elegant shapes and the use of classic architectural orders reveal the work of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo and Donato Bramante from Urbino - who arrived in Milano between 1478 and 1480.

  6. Leonardo da Vinci's first stay Leonardo, The Last Supper (1494-1497) Leonardo, Virgin of the Rocks, first version (1483-1486) Like Bramante, Leonardo da Vinci was also attracted to Lombardy by the job opportunities offered by the policy of energetic expansion promoted by the Sforza family. In a famous self-presentation letter of 1482, the ...

  7. Owner. Private collection. La Bella Principessa (English: "The Beautiful Princess"), also known as Portrait of Bianca Sforza, Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress and Portrait of a Young Fiancée, is a portrait in coloured chalks and ink, on vellum, of a young lady in fashionable costume and hairstyle of a Milanese of the 1490s. [1]

  8. Sala delle Asse. A remarkable record of the presence of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) at the Sforza Court, theSala delle Asse(Room of Wooden Boards) is the most iconic room in the Castle. The room owes its name to the wooden wall covering that was used at the time of the Sforzas to render the temperature and ambience of the rooms more comfortable.