#Italian renaissance

[ducavalentinos]

Ladislao Reti, an eminent Leonardo scholar, acknowledged that historians of the past have struggled with how to reconcile their exalted reputation of Leonardo and the fact he worked for Cesare Borgia. This is true for both past and contemporary writers. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552), bishop of Nocera, wrote Life of Leonardo da Vinci and intentionally excluded Cesare entirely from the work, to rid Leonardo of an association that Giovio saw as a tamish on the artist's reputation. Vasari also redacts any mention of Cesare Borgia from his Vita di Leonardo. The writings on Leonardo's life by Gian Paolo Lomazzo, a friend of Francesco Melzi who was Leonardo's student and the individual to whom he bequeathed his notebooks, also offer no reference to the artist's time with Borgia. Even Martin Kemp and Kenneth Clark, both well respected leading minds in the circle of Leonardo studies, minimize the association, customarily dedicating only a surface analysis to the intensive, complicated, and formative period in Leonardo's life.The perpetual disassociation is a disservice to both the artist and his patron-the historical importance of each individual only heightens the value in understanding their relationship and its outcomes. Leonardo and Cesare probably met for the first time when Borgia entered Milan with the French army in 1499. Leonardo arrived in Milan around 1482 and quickly began his association with the court of Ludovico Sforza and in 1489-90 he began earning an official salary. Leonardo's employment in the court of Milan was very different from the time he spent with Cesare. It would be narrow to assume that Leonardo never executed for Cesare the duties traditionally held by court artists like the entertainments staged in Milan. It will in fact be argued that he did, but Cesare's treatment and utilization of Leonardo was different from Ludovico's. The Borgia ruler valued Leonardo for divergent reasons and gave him extraordinary latitude in his work. Cesare treated him as an equal, not as a possession but an asset to honor, as someone from whom he had great respect, and as a familiar. With Cesare Leonardo was given freedom, and although he was given projects, they were self-propelled and stimulating to his curiosity which had struggled to thrive in Milan. He was given the title of military or ducal engineer, one of the most sought after court positions for which an artist could earn a salary. We know from his letter of introduction to Ludovico Sforza in 1489-90 that Leonardo wanted this position. [...]With Borgia he finally held the position that he desired.

At the Court of the Prince: The Patronage and Art Historical Legacy of Cesare Borgia, 1492-1503. Elizabeth H. Bemis

[borgialucrezia]

ok but historical lucrezia borgia giving birth to her first baby boy whom she named giovanni (juan's italianized name) in honor of her mysteriously murdered brother who died a year earlier...i can be totally normal about this actually… i can be trusted to not be unhinged over this tiny crumb of information (a lie)

[antoniettabrandeisova]

Saint Catherine (detail), After Bernardino Luini, 1510 .

[whatshehassaid]

The casting of Assad as Armand is fucking incredible cause he literally looks like he stepped out of a renaissance artwork like for instance, the very real sketch by Tintoretto of Giuliano de’ Medici:

EXCUSE ME????????? The FUCK

[classic-art-favourites]

Mary Magdalene by Carlo Crivelli, 1487.

[artesie]

Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy. Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino.

[lionofchaeronea]

Salvator Mundi (Christ Blessing), Titian, ca. 1570

[thesimline]

TOWNIES THROUGH TIME - THE LANDGRAABS

I've had this idea in the back of my mind for quite some time to put iconic Sims 4 townies into historical time periods, and since the game is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this week I figured now would be as good a time as any. First up we have the Landgraabs...

I was inspired by another infamously power hungry, money grubbing, land owning dynasty - The House of Borgia. They were a Spanish noble family which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance, which is why I've decked out the Landgraabs in looks pulled directly from the late 1400s/early 1500s.

I'll have a new townie lookbook everyday this week, so I hope you enjoy the series as much as I did putting it together.

OUTFIT RESOURCES

Nancy: Hair | Earrings (TSR) | Necklace | Dress (retired - direct download)

Geoffrey: Hat | Hair | Beard (retired - direct download) | Outfit | Ring (TSR)

Malcolm: Hat | Hair (retired - direct download) | Facial Hair | Outfit

With thanks to some amazing creators: @the-melancholy-maiden @flowermilksims @gilded-ghosts @simverses @notsooldmadcatlady @leo-jindosh @glitterberrysims @at-mach @wistfulpoltergeist

[from-a-spiders-web]

A Saint Reading Scriptures Bernardino Luini (1480 - 1532)

[izvletchenie]

Giacomo Pacchiarotto, A Young Lady Writing in a Hymnal (detail), turn of the 16th century

[marfa-g]

Give me a look - I'm captivated by you.

Give me your hand - I was melting with a wafer

In your inflamed larynx...

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//l would like to introduce my OCs too ✨// •tgc•

[funnywizard3000]

diamond embossed armor set - Museo Nazionale del Bargello - circa 1515

[enlitment]

See the reason why I find Dante immensely relatable is because I too would cope with the pain of exile by writing a long self-indulgent self-insert fan fiction starring me and my favourite classical poet

[classic-art]

Portrait of Simonette Vespucci (Portrait of a Young Woman)

Sandro Botticelli, c. 1480

[thegothicera]

Study of a dragon by a follower of Paolo Uccello, Italian, ca. 1480-1500

[desimonewayland]

Anonymous, Italian School, Florentine, active 15th century.

Male Nude.

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