Borso

Note 289: The first copy of Ludovico Lazzarelli's treatise (Urb.Lat. #716) had been previously dedicated to Borso d'Este, but these references were erased following the duke's death in 1471, whereupon the manuscript was rededicated to Federico.

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

Note 11: Composed to celebrate Borso d'Este's elevation to duke, this expansive fresco cycle is arranged according to the twelve months, in three horizontal levels.

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

The studiolo at Belfiore was the likely site of the (unsuccessful) reconciliatory meeting between Federico and Sigismondo Malatesta, arranged by Borso d'Este in 1457.

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

One of the finest works in the Palazzo dei Diamanti's exhibition of art produced during Borso's reign is the head-and-shoulders portrait made by half-brother Baldassare in 1471, the year Borso received his dukedom from the Pope.

Archive 2007-10-01 2007

The show opens with several beautiful but faded portrait sketches of the youthful Borso by Pisanello, the leading artist of the late Gothic period in Italy.

The work of 15th-century Ferrarese artists reveals startling interpretations of religious themes and neo-medieval frivolities 2007

The show opens with several beautiful but faded portrait sketches of the youthful Borso by Pisanello, the leading artist of the late Gothic period in Italy.

Archive 2007-10-01 2007

One of the finest works in the Palazzo dei Diamanti's exhibition of art produced during Borso's reign is the head-and-shoulders portrait made by half-brother Baldassare in 1471, the year Borso received his dukedom from the Pope.

The work of 15th-century Ferrarese artists reveals startling interpretations of religious themes and neo-medieval frivolities 2007

His expression is implacable, if not cruel, a far cry from the flattering portraits of Borso at the Schifanoia.

The work of 15th-century Ferrarese artists reveals startling interpretations of religious themes and neo-medieval frivolities 2007

His expression is implacable, if not cruel, a far cry from the flattering portraits of Borso at the Schifanoia.

Archive 2007-10-01 2007

Borso -- Pea Pod island; planned connection by ferry to Koldok

Archive 2004-08-08 Maggie Jochild 2004