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Ippolita Maria Sforza (Cremona, April 18, 1446 - Naples, August 20, 1484), Duchess of Calabria, was a descendant of the House of Sforza, which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 to 1535. She was the first wife of Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Calabria, later King Alfonso II of Naples. Alfonso was a strong supporter of artistic patronage in Naples and since homegrown artistic talent was not ...
Nov 15, 2023 · When ancient Greek heritage was rehabilitated in the Renaissance, its students were first and foremost aspiring humanists, and, almost as a rule, men. An early exception was Ippolita Maria Sforza (1445–88), the eldest daughter of the Duke of Milan, Francesco I Sforza. I argue that she not only studied the Greek language but also acted as a patron of Greek studies. Sforza's double role is ...
Italian Peninsula, making Sforza an early case of female Greek learning. In this paper, I look in detail at Ippolita Maria Sforza’s Greek learning, adopting a double approach and focusing on two poorly studied Greek grammars dedicated to her by Constantine Lascaris (1434–1501) and Bonino Mombrizio (1424–78/82?).
Ippolita Maria Sforza. Ippolita Maria Sforza (18 April 1445 – 20 August 1488) was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigned as King Alfonso II of Naples. Read more on Wikipedia.
This cast was taken from a marble original of about 1473 attributed to the sculptor Francesco Laurana (c. 1430-c. 1502). Previously in the collection of the Berlin Staatliche Museum, the Laurana bust was damaged by a fire in the Friedrichshain flak tower, where it was stored for protection during the Second World War, along with thousands of other artworks. The head of the original marble ...
Ippòlita Maria Sforza ( Cremona, Ducat de Milà 1446 - Nàpols, Regne de Nàpols 1488) fou una princesa milanesa, va ser membre de la Casa de Sforza, una poderosa família italiana de condottieros que va governar el ducat de Milà entre 1450 i 1535. Va ser la primera esposa d'Alfons de Nàpols, duc de Calàbria, que més tard va regnar com a ...
Ippolita Maria Sforza (1445–48) was a tremendously interesting Renaissance woman writer whose rich political life, as illustrated by her letters and Latin orations, deserves far more attention than it has received. The daughter of the beleaguered but astute Duke of Milan, Francesco Sforza (1401–66), and
