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Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539: A Study of the Renaissance (Vol II)

Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539: A Study of the Renaissance (Vol II)

Julia Cartwright

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Historical FiguresFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 935360317X
ISBN13: 9789353603175
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 25 2019
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.27
Height: 1.02 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Isabella d'Este turned a provincial court into a beacon of culture and power. One woman reshaped Renaissance power. In Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539: A Study of the Renaissance (Vol II), Julia Cartwright continues her masterful renaissance biography book, following Isabella through the shifting politics, alliances and artistic currents of Italian renaissance Mantua. Combining archival rigour with an eye for drama, this classic women biography evokes Italian renaissance court life in vivid detail while remaining grounded in the broader sweep of 15th century Italy history. More than a portrait of a single ruler, it is a nuanced historical study of Mantua and the intricate Este world, essential for renaissance history students, for art history readers, and anyone drawn to women and power history. Cartwright's Isabella d Este biography presents a stateswoman and one of the foremost women patrons of art, corresponding with princes and popes, commissioning masterpieces, and shaping taste across Europe. Her connections with the Este and Borgia families give the book particular appeal for Lucrezia Borgia readers seeking a wider view of the era's tangled dynasties and rival courts. Blending narrative verve with documented scholarship, this volume speaks both to curious general readers and to collectors of serious Renaissance studies. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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