(1) The Getty is fortunate to own three leaves from this important manuscript, including Bathsheba Bathing (ms 79),
Louis XII of France Kneeling in Prayer (ms 79a), and The Presentation in the Temple (ms 79b).
For
Louis XII's entry into Paris in 1498 a tableau depicted the Archangel Gabriel baptizing the children Herod had massacred.
The book contains illustrations completed by Jean Bourdichon in 1498 and 1499 for
Louis XII. It is thought that the book may have been brought to England by Mary Tudor,
Louis XII's third wife.
The tapestries, whose origins and history are as mysterious and enigmatic as their designs, could have belonged to Anne of Brittany, who married King
Louis XII in 1499 (6).
The original was painted between 1500 and 1510 by Leonardo da Vinci for Florimand Robertet, the Secretary of State to the King of France,
Louis XII.
Did you also know that in distant France, King
Louis XII ruled from his imperial toilet or King James I was killed in one or Charles V, who ruled Germany and Spain, was born on a commode or Elvis Presley died on one?
Louis XII's] singers to be extremely good, it seems to us nevertheless that the organs and wind instruments that serve them are not as lovely and agreeable as these [at Heidelberg]' (matter in square brackets in quotations here and below are from the translation under review - not the reviewer's interpolations (Eds.)).
As Mere Sotte he enjoyed the favor of
Louis XII and took advantage of his fool's costume to launch scathing attacks against the king's enemy Pope Julius II.
Source: Bouillon, Robert de la Marck, Duke de, Histoire des choses memorables advenues de regnes de
Louis XII et Francois I.
Not only did Machiavelli, through his diplomatic missions, come to know intimately such leaders as
Louis XII, Julius II, the Emperor Maximilian, and Cesare Borgia but he also used his time to advantage, nothing political tricks that actually worked and building up his store of psychological truths.
In 1498, released from ecclesiastical duties, he traveled to France as papal legate and was made duc de Valentinois by a grateful
Louis XII (thereafter he was known as Valentino, or il duca Valentino ).
In the event of war, the French king
Louis XII was counting on Scottish support.