Gonzaga - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 15:35:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Gonzaga - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Dánae https://historylab.es/danae/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=danae Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:59 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/danae/ Cultural history

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]]> Mythological painting showing how Venus gave in to one of her lovers, transforming herself into a shower of gold, in order to avoid imprisonment. It was commissioned by the Duke of Mantua, together with three other mythological works. The elevation of Mantua to a duchy led the Gonzaga to give them as a gift to the Emperor Charles V. Its author, Correggio, is one of the great references of Mannerism

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]]> Federico Gonzaga, I Duke of Mantua https://historylab.es/federico-gonzaga-i-duke-of-mantua/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federico-gonzaga-i-duke-of-mantua Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:53 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/federico-gonzaga-i-duque-de-mantua/ Power elites

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]]> Portrait by Titian of one of the great princes and patrons of the Italian Renaissance. An ally of Charles V, who elevated his title to ducal. The dissipated life of the aristocrat is tempered by the solemnity of the sitter, who appears faithful and exemplary.

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