The Book of the Courtier

Name: The Book of the Courtier
Author: Castiglione, Baldassarre, conte

Castiglione, Baldassarre, conte

Courtesy -- Early works to 1800; Courts and courtiers -- Early works to 1800

GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, Duke of Urbino;                       9
     Giovanni Santi (?);

EMILIA PIA; medal by Giancristoforo Romano (?);                 11

ELISABETTA GONZAGA, Duchess of Urbino; Mantegna                 12
     (?);

BERNARDO ACCOLTI, the “Unico Aretino;” Vasari;                  16

COUNT LUDOVICO DA CANOSSA; anonymous;                           20

CARDINAL IPPOLITO D’ESTE; anonymous medal;                      22

GALEAZZO SANSEVERINO; anonymous;                                34

ANGELO AMBROGINI, “Poliziano;” Ghirlandajo;                     51

MONSEIGNEUR D’ANGOULÊME, Francis I of France;                   57
     anonymous medal;

MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI; Daniele da Volterra (?);               67

BORSO D’ESTE, Duke of Ferrara; Francesco Cossa;                 77

AUTOGRAPHS;                                                     89

AUTOGRAPHS;                                                     96

GIACOPO SANNAZARO; Vasari;                                     113

LEONARDO DA VINCI; autograph drawing;                          117

BERNARDO DOVIZI DA BIBBIENA; Raphael (?);                      123

POPE ALEXANDER VI; Pinturicchio;                               126

ERCOLE D’ESTE, Duke of Ferrara; anonymous relief;              129

GALEOTTO MARZI DA NARNI; anonymous medal;                      136

TOMMASO INGHIRAMI, “Fedra;” Raphael (?);                       138

PRINCE DJEM; Pinturicchio;                                     141

AGOSTINO BEVAZZANO; Raphael;                                   144

OTTAVIANO UBALDINI; Melozzo da Forli;                          147

RAPHAEL; Sebastiano del Piombo;                                149

FRANCESCO ALIDOSI, Cardinal of Pavia; anonymous                151
     relief;

POPE LEO X; Raphael;                                           152

AUTOGRAPHS;                                                    169

GIULIANO DE’ MEDICI, “My lord Magnifico;”                      175
     Alessandro Allori;

ISABELLA THE CATHOLIC; Miguel Zittoz (?);                      203

ISABELLA D’ESTE, Marchioness of Mantua; Titian;                204

LUDOVICO GONZAGA, Bishop of Mantua; Mantegna;                  215

FERDINAND THE CATHOLIC; Miguel Zittoz (?);                     219

ELEANORA GONZAGA, Duchess of Urbino; Titian;                   244

POPE JULIUS II; Raphael;                                       274

PRINCE HENRY OF WALES, Henry VIII; anonymous;                  276

FEDERICO GONZAGA, Marquess and Duke of Mantua;                 279
     anonymous medal;

CARDINAL PIETRO BEMBO; medal by Benvenuto Cellini              288
     (?);

BALDESAR CASTIGLIONE, Count of Novillara;                      313
     anonymous;

CASTIGLIONE’S TOMB, near Mantua; Giulio Romano;                314

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The Book of the Courtier

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