TIGRESS OF FORLI: RENAISSANCE ITALY'S MOST COURAGEOUS AND NOTORIOUS COUNTESS, CATERINA RIARIO SFORZA DE' MEDICI

LEV, ELIZABETH

ISBN 10: 0547844166 / ISBN 13: 9780547844169

Published by MARINER BOOKS.;.HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT, Boston, 2011

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VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT; WHITE TITLES ON COLORFUL PAPER COVERS SHOWING PAINTING OF BLONDE CATERINA RIARIO. Photo section in text.; 352 pages; A rich evocation of Renaissance life, The Tigress of Forlė reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TIGRESS OF FORLI: RENAISSANCE ITALY'S MOST COURAGEOUS AND NOTORIOUS COUNTESS, CATERINA RIARIO SFORZA DE' MEDICI
• Publisher: MARINER BOOKS.;.HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT, Boston
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0547844166
• ISBN 13: 9780547844169
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Illustrated by SFORZA, CATERINA COVER ART
• Edition: PAPERBACK; 1098765pt line.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The astonishing life of Caterina Sforza, one of the most prominent women of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior with enough fierceness to make Machiavelli himself wince.

In this glittering biography, Elizabeth Lev reexamines Caterina's extraordinary life and accomplishments.

Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope’s corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italy’s political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Rome’s papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forlė. Following her husband’s assassination, she ruled Italy’s crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy—and an icon’s fashion sense. In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny—including Cosimo de Medici—to follow her example to greatness.

A rich evocation of the Renaissance, The Tigress of Forlė reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure.

About the Author

ELIZABETH LEV is a scholar of Renaissance art and culture and professor of Art History in Rome, where she lives with her family. This is her first book.