Federico Da Montefeltro & Sigismondo Malatesta
Subtitle: The Eagle and the Elephant (Studies in Italian Culture Literature in History)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: January 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780820428161
Subjects: Cultural studies; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); History of specific subjects; History Of Civilization And Culture (General); Italy - History; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; General; Federico; 1422-1482; Biography; Condottieri; Federico,; Italy; Malatesta, Sigismondo Pandolfo; Nobility; da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino; da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino,; signore di Rimini,
Description: An interdisciplinary study of two Renaissance princes, this book discusses the feud between Federico da Montefeltro and Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta and its effect on their patronage. As each vied for political, economic, and artistic domination over the other, they were supported by young, gifted wives. In their struggle for power, the role of the humanist Pope Pius II was of paramount importance.