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Gian Galeazzo died in 1494 in the Visconti Castle, the summer home of the Visconti and Sforza families. During that time, he received a visit from Charles VIII of France. According to the Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini in his History of Italy ( Italian: La Historia di Italia ), he was poisoned by his uncle, Ludovico il Moro.
- 26 December 1476 – 21 October 1494
- Sforza
Jul 5, 2018 · In a letter from Galeazzo Maria Sforza to Bartolomeo da Cremona dating from this same year, we find the first mention of a life-size equestrian statue to be sited in front of the Castello ...
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other name: Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza Details individual; ruler; Italian; Male. Other dates 1476-1494 (ruled) Biography Son of Bona Sforza (q.v.). 19 related objects ...
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1949 (reprinted 1953 and 1958): 129, repro., as Gian Galeazzo Sforza by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo 1965 Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 145, as Gian Galeazzo Sforza, by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo.
It represents a design for the bronze equestrian monument commissioned by Ludovico Sforza (1480-94, de facto ruler of Milan; 1494-99, Duke of Milan) in honor of his father, Francesco Sforza.
Jun 20, 2021 · young to inherit his father's title. Gian Galeazzo Sforza, the third member of the Sforza family to have the title Duke of Milan, was born on this day in 1469 in Abbiategrasso, a town in the Po Valley about 22km (14 miles) north of Milan. He was the sixth Duke of Milan in all, the title having previously been the property of the Visconti family.
In 1491 Ludovico Sforza had Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his wife Isabella of Aragon transferred to the Visconti Castle of Pavia where they created a brilliant court. Gian Galeazzo died in 1494 in the Visconti Castle, the summer home of the Visconti and Sforza families. During that time, he received a visit from Charles VIII of France.
