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Montefeltro (mōntāfĕl`trō), Italian noble family. Its members were noted patrons of art and traditionally opposed the papacy in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines Guelphs and Ghibellines (gwĕlfs, gĭb`əlēnz, -lĭnz) ..... Click the link for more information. . The county of Montefeltro (created c.1154) included parts of Romagna, the Marches, and San Marino. Oddantonio Montefeltro (d. 1444) was the first Montefeltro duke of Urbino. His successor, Federico da Montefeltro, 1422–82, was prominent in Italian politics and gathered an outstanding art collection. His portrait (Uffizi Gall.) was painted by Piero della Francesca. Federico's son, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, 1472–1508, lost and regained (1502–3) the duchy from Cesare Borgia. Guidobaldo's court was a center of Renaissance culture, and he provided the model for The Courtier of Baldassare Castiglione Castiglione, Baldassare, Conte (bäldäs-sä`rā kōn`tā kästēlyō`nā) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The guidelines, mentioned above, which Tommaso Parentucelli gave to Cosimo, were integral in the formation of the library of Badia Fiorentina and became the basis as well for the Urbino library--the great monument of court culture created by Federigo da Montefeltro, praised by Vespasiano da Bisticci in his Lives as an institution the likes of which had not been seen for a thousand years. 1) The surviving fabric is mostly medieval, but overlaid with Renaissance additions from Urbino's proudest period, when Francesco di Giorgio built his masterpiece, the Ducal Palace for Duke Federico da Montefeltro. Joost-Gaugier, who is known for her previous articles on the uomini famosi series of the Quattrocento, conceives of the stanza iconography as a rich elaboration upon the earlier cycles of famous men included in humanist studioli and libraries, particularly the Montefeltro studiolo at Urbino. |
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