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Why Did Leonardo da Vinci Work for Cesare Borgia?
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Who Was Francesco Melzi? Leonardo da Vinci's Pupil and Heir
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Did a French King Really Try to Steal Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper?
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Who's Who of the Medici Family: A Guide to Renaissance Florence's Most Powerful Dynasty
9 min read
Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510): The Florentine Painter of Venus, Faith, and a Changing Republic
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Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527): The Diplomat, Writer, and Political Thinker Behind The Prince
11 min read
Caterina Sforza (c. 1463–1509): The Renaissance Countess Who Defied the Borgias
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Beatrice d'Este (1475–1497): The Young Duchess of Renaissance Milan
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Isabella d'Este (1474–1539): The Marchioness Who Shaped Renaissance Mantua
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Ludovico Sforza (1452–1508): The Duke Who Built a Renaissance Court and Lost a Kingdom
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Gian Giacomo Caprotti, Known as Salaì (c. 1480–1524): The Life of Leonardo da Vinci's Pupil and Companion
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519): The Life of an Artist, Engineer, and Investigator
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Francesco Melzi and the Making of Leonardo da Vinci’s Treatise on Painting
5 min read
What 3,000 Letters Reveal About Isabella d’Este
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Why Healthy Skepticism Is Essential to Historical Research
6 min read
Are Leonardo da Vinci’s Bones Actually in His Tomb?
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How Did Giorgio Vasari Help Create the Renaissance Masters?
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Machiavelli Wasn’t Writing From the Center of Power: How the Medici destroyed his political career and became his best hope of rebuilding it
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Isabella d’Este and the Problem of the Perfect Portrait
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What Was the Pazzi Conspiracy?
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