#Renaissance Italy

[isabelle-primrose]

Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI by Frank Cadogan Cowper circa 1910

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

Pazzi Conspiracy mood-board because 15th century Florence is best described as a bunch of complete maniacs shoved onto a tricycle going down hill at top speed with no breaks

[jeannepompadour]

Bust of a young girl, workshop of Andrea della Robbia, 1465-70

[thetudorslovers]

Two or three of her ladies-in-waiting were pretty. One danced well and another, Lucrezia’s cousin Angela Borgia, was charming. Without her knowing, El Prete had picked her as his favorite. Angela’s charm would be the source of great tragedy in Ferrara; even then it must have been one of the reasons for the nightly visits Alfonso’s brothers made to Lucrezia’s palace.

She was the illegitimate daughter of Guillem Ramon de Borja and Sanoguera, son of Otic de Borja y Montcada and his wife Violant Sanoguera. Her mother was Isabel de Montcada. She was also a niece of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, later Pope Alexander VI .In her youth she lived in Rome alongside her cousin Lucretia Borgia, whom she accompanied to Ferrara when she married Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara 

Considered as a woman of great beauty, elegance, romantic, with an exquisitely feminine personality. She was absolutely trustworthy friend, confidant of the innermost secrets, favorite companion and assistant to her favorite cousin Lucretia. She won the praise of men of letters as Diomede Guidalotti who dedicated two sonnets to her, and even Ludovico Ariosto dedicated the last canto of Orlando Furioso to her. Pietro Bembo idealized her as an "angel that can pray for me." On 1 August 1504, in the dedication of his "Gli asolani" to the duchess Lucrezia Borgia refers back to his Angela, indicating that Lucrezia's cousin and maiden is "the dear and gallant Madonna Angela Borgia".

[sapplejack]

Some sketches of Giuliano de Medici. I really liked drawing his curly hair, it's the kind I'm used to lol. And yes, that cheetah cub is his pet. Considering the Medici kept exotic animals and (possibly) Giuliano is depicted with one in that Magi fresco, I thought why not? I think he would've been a (big) cat person. I wanna draw Lorenzo next.

[sc4llywag]

So I haven't posted anything of my self insert for Renaissance Italy a lot but I did these side profile portraits of me and a friend that is also inserted in the universe

Left is Pietro (no last name yet)

Right is Leo Romano (Me)

Not much lore to push out yet bc I still need to gather the events but here's a sneak peek:

Leo and Pietro are like bestie siblings and Pietro is an assassin before Leo is/even knows of the brotherhood until they meet each other. Pietro has a little bit of a secret leaking problem.

[marfa-g]

[oonaluna-art]

This had been sitting in my WIP files for almost a year now, so I decided to finish up this part of the composition. These are my OCs from the Daughters of the Sea story I am working on. 

[Left to Right]: Sophia, Ginika, Flora, Sabre,

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[jenniferdarjeeling]

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Aoh

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Carousel

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[pittoresko]

"Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Novice of San Secondo" by Jacometto Veneziano, Italian painter of the 15th century.

Jacometto Veneziano was an Italian early Renaissance painter and illuminator, active between 1472 and 1497.

● Digital Download on Etsy

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ITALIANO: "Ritratto di una novizia" (1490) di Jacometto Veneziano, pittore italiano del primo Rinascimento, attivo tra il 1472 e il 1497.

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[larsdatter]

Strong Women in Renaissance Italy is at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through January 7.

An exhibit book is also available.

[nickysfacts]

Leonardo da Vinci, one of mankind’s greatest minds and gay icon!🏳️‍🌈

📚🎨⚙️

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

vibrating with Ficino thoughts

[yayawantstodraw]

The way Lucrezia and Cesare relationship is represented in media is so disgusting and disrespectful. Born from pure xenophobia and misogyny

[thetudorslovers]

Isabella Cortesi or Cortese was an author of the first published treatise on cosmetics and an alchemist who claimed to have come by her knowledge in her travels through eastern Europe. I secreti della Signora Isabella Cortese, which first appeared in 1561 in Venice , was reprinted at least seven times up to 1677, introduced alchemy to a woder readership. Cortese was a shrewd marketer of her product—she insisted that readers keep her secrets secret, thereby ensuring a steady stream of new consumers.

In it were medical and cosmetic remedies, advice for how to run a household and discussion of how to turn metal into gold. It was a popular book, which went through several editions into the seventeenth century. She also stated to have learned more from traveling than from reading older texts about the subject.

[tudorblogger]

‘The Marriage Portrait’ by Maggie O’Farrell

Genre: Adult Fiction – Historical Published: 2022 Format: Paperback Rating: ★★★★★ Frankly I couldn’t fault this book. It was engaging to read, and the characters came across as real people which is really important when writing historical fiction. Don’t confuse Lucrezia d’Medici with Lucrezia Borgia, though the two are related – Lucrezia d’Medici (the subject of this novel) was married to the…