Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519)
Teoksen The Prettiest Love Letters in the World: Letters Between Lucrezia Borgia & Pietro Bembo, 1503-1519 tekijä
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- Syntymäaika
- 1480-04-18
- Kuolinaika
- 1519-06-24
- Hautapaikka
- Monastero del Corpus Domini, Ferrara
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- Italy
- Syntymäpaikka
- Rome, Italy
- Kuolinpaikka
- Ferrara, Italy
- Asuinpaikat
- Rome, Italy
Ferrara, Italy
Nepi, Italy - Ammatit
- aristocrat
letter writer - Suhteet
- Bembo, Pietro (friend, correspondent)
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Lucrezia was the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Spanish-born church official who later became Pope Alexander VI. Cesare Borgia was her brother. Although the Borgias came to epitomize ruthless politics, Vatican corruption, and sexual debauchery, many historians believe that Lucrezia was a pawn of her relatives in her early life. After she married Alfonso d'Este, future Duke of Ferrara, she became a respected figure in the duchy of Ferrara. She died in childbirth in 1519. She continues to fascinate and has inspired many works of literature, opera, film, and television. Several paintings are said to depict her, but none are fully accepted by scholars.
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Lord Byron apparently believed in the sincerity of their motives. It was he who praised the letters as "the prettiest" in the world. But humorist Will Cuppy had doubts, noting that her poet friends tended to show up at mealtimes.
In any case, this book is an up-close and personal glimpse into Renaissance Italy. The preface of thirty-eight pages is an excellent introduction to the letters. Artfully illustrated.… (lisätietoja)