Descripción
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 Forlì. 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 Forlì reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure.
Author: Elizabeth Lev
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780547844169
ISBN10: 0547844166
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Europe | Italy
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
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 Forlì. 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 Forlì reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler and a tragic but unbowed figure.
Author: Elizabeth Lev
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/16/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780547844169
ISBN10: 0547844166
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Europe | Italy
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
About the Author
ELIZABETH LEV is a scholar of Renaissance art and culture. She lives with her family in Rome, where she teaches college art history, gives tours of the city and the Vatican, and is a columnist for an international news service.