Federico da Montefeltro – Warlord and Humanist
Federico da Montefeltro Introduction: The Prince of Urbino Few names embody the paradox of the Italian Renaissance as fully as that of Federico da Montefeltro. He was a condottiere, a mercenary commander, a man of war who spent his life on the battlefield and whose...
The Cloth Merchants of Florence – How Wool Financed the Renaissance
The Cloth Merchants of Florence Introduction – From Wool to Art Let us imagine a bale of English wool – fresh from the Cotswolds or the pastures of Lincolnshire, coarse, unwashed, still bearing traces of earth and sheep’s grease. In England it is little more than an...
Bartolomeo Colleoni – The Condottiere of Venice
Bartolomeo Colleoni Introduction Whoever wanders through the narrow streets of Venice and eventually reaches the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo will inevitably stop before a bronze horseman. Upright and immobile, he sits astride his mount, proud and composed, his gaze...
Lorenzo Ghiberti – The Master of the Gates of Paradise
The Master of the Gates of Paradise Introduction Whoever strolls through Florence today will inevitably pause in the Piazza del Duomo. Between the mighty cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the slender Campanile rises the Baptistery of San Giovanni—an...Zu unseren Büchern
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