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Galeazzo Maria Sforza. Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until 1476. He was notorious for being lustful, cruel, and tyrannical. He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popular condottiero and ally of Cosimo de' Medici who would gain the Duchy of Milan in 1450, and Bianca Maria Visconti.
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]
- 33 cm × 23.9 cm (13 in × 9.4 in)
- 1495-6
- Private collection
- Uncertain. Disputed attribution to Leonardo da Vinci
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The Vitruvian Man ( Italian: L'uomo vitruviano; [ˈlwɔːmo vitruˈvjaːno]) is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490. Inspired by the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, the drawing depicts a nude man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed ...
- 34.4 cm × 24.5 cm (13.5 in × 9.6 in)
- Leonardo da Vinci
- c. 1490
- Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
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 ...
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,…
May 4, 2020 · Accordingly, when Galeazzo Maria Sforza wrote to his parents concerning the newly constructed Medici palazzo, the praise levelled at the Cosimo “il Vecchio” de’ Medici’s new home may well have been a veritable recollection of youth. However, it was also perhaps a politely diplomatic response that reflected the extent of the Sforza’s ...
Dec 6, 2023 · A modest drawing. Leonardo da Vinci’s so-called “Vitruvian Man” drawing has been reproduced, spoofed, and made into memes so often that the image has come to signify far more than it did in the 15th century when it was made. In fact, the “Vitruvian Man” has come to signify broad, general ideas such as “culture,” “genius ...
