The Enigma of Montefeltro. The Medici Dynasty. Renaissance in Italy
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The Enigma of Montefeltro. The Medici Dynasty. Renaissance in Italy
69.99 €
The author of the trilogy on the Medici dynasty, the first book of which you are holding in your hands, a scholar, professor Marcello Simonetta with the art and intrigue of the Renaissance is connected not only professional interest, but also personal. His ancestor was the chancellor and regent of the Duchy of Milan, Cicco Simonetta, one of the key figures in fifteenth-century Italian politics. The author carefully reconstructs the historical circumstances of the Pazzi plot to overthrow the power of the Medici family. Deciphering a secret letter, more than 500 years in the archives, Marcello Simonetta makes a discovery and passes a guilty verdict on Federico da Montefeltro - Duke of Urbino, an outstanding personality of the Renaissance. A fascinating story about friendship and betrayal, political intrigues and artistic revenge, unexpected interpretation of famous masterpieces (the book has more than 150 illustrations - works created by the masters of Italian painting of the Medici era!) allows the reader not only to learn a lot of new things, but also to get a real intellectual and aesthetic pleasure. "In writing this book, I kept both Dante's poems and Machiavelli's words in mind. Telling about a conspiracy that took place five centuries ago runs the risk of seeming untrustworthy. After all, the main thing that concerned conspirators in all centuries - to save themselves, to stay in the shadows, to destroy traces and evidence of involvement in a criminal act. Nevertheless, our history, and the History in which it is rooted, is absolutely true and incredibly well documented. The tale of its heroes still resounds today and will continue to resound "until the end of the world" Marcello Simonetta.
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