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Why Did Leonardo da Vinci Work for Cesare Borgia?
7 min read
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
9 min read
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
10 min read
Beatrice d'Este (1475–1497): The Young Duchess of Renaissance Milan
8 min read
Isabella d'Este (1474–1539): The Marchioness Who Shaped Renaissance Mantua
7 min read
Ludovico Sforza (1452–1508): The Duke Who Built a Renaissance Court and Lost a Kingdom
6 min read
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
2 min read
How Did Giorgio Vasari Help Create the Renaissance Masters?
2 min read
Machiavelli Wasn’t Writing From the Center of Power: How the Medici destroyed his political career and became his best hope of rebuilding it
2 min read
Isabella d’Este and the Problem of the Perfect Portrait
2 min read
What Was the Pazzi Conspiracy?
2 min read
Why Isabella d’Este Borrowed Lady with an Ermine
3 min read
The Greatest Feud that Never Happened
2 min read
What Happened to Leonardo's Giant Horse?
2 min read
The Politics Behind Leonardo's Giant Horse
1 min read
Why Did Leonardo Promise to Build the World's Largest Horse?
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