Leonardo travels through a turbulent Italy where the same families appear repeatedly around art and warfare. Caterina Sforza, ruler of Forlì and daughter of Galeazzo Maria, has also been proposed as the sitter. The historical setting makes the suggestion intriguing, but it lacks the documentary trail that we will find in Florence.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, engineer and investigator of nature who worked in Florence, Milan, Rome and France. His service to the Sforza, Cesare Borgia, the Medici and Francis I connects his artistic work with the courts and political networks of his time.
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