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Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion and her innovative style of dressing was emulated by many women.
Isabella d’Este (l. 1474-1539), was the leading lady of Renaissance Italy who funded the works of such renowned artists as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Isabella d'Este (May 19, 1474–February 13, 1539) was a patron of Renaissance learning, arts, and literature. She was actively involved in political intrigues among the nobles of Europe. Isabella left behind a voluminous correspondence of more than 2,000 letters, which provide much insight into the world of the Italian Renaissance.
The most famous female patron of the Italian renaissance was Isabella d’Este Gonzaga (1474–1539), marchioness of a territory in northern Italy called Mantua.
Isabella d’Este (b. 1474–d. 1539) was the eldest child of Ercole I d’Este (b. 1431–d. 1505), second duke of Ferrara, and Duchess Eleonora d’Aragona (b. 1450–d. 1493).
Isabella d’Este was born in 1474 in the city of Ferrara, the first child of Duke Ercole d’Este and his wife, Eleonora d’Aragona. She grew up in the sophisticated and opulent world of Italy’s elite, studying with top-notch humanist teachers and rubbing elbows with figures of renown: painters, poets, and princes who were making the ...
Isabella d’Este (Gonzaga) was a powerful and well-educated political figure, humanitarian, patron of the arts, and mother of seven. Known as “The First Lady of the Renaissance,” she was related to nearly every ruler in Italy either by birth or marriage.
…celebrated example was created by Isabella d’Este, wife of Francesco Gonzaga III, at the ducal palace in Mantua (see also House of Este; Gonzaga dynasty). Decorated with paintings by Andrea Mantegna and other court artists, d’Este’s studiolo was designed to show off her remarkable collection of.
Isabella d’Este is the first woman to set up a studiolo. Her models are the studiolo of her uncle Leonello d’Este in the Villa di Belfiore near Ferrara (completed in 1448) and the two...
Isabella d’Este was among the most celebrated women of her time. She was a fashion trend setter, a potent political force, and an avid art collector. The daughter of Duke Ercole I d’Este of Ferrara, she was raised at one of the most cultured Italian courts of the fifteenth century.