Julia Cartwright Isabella d'Este

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and
obtains
the
release
of
Mantua
Bologna
captured
by
the
French
of
Italy
Federico
at
of
Urbino
forced
to
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Milan
with
Leonardo's
AT MILAN
midnight. There was
and if
finest
things
which
he
you
are
very
fine,
and
and
reaUy
good
antique,
and
I
wiU
lose
many
for many
told
Thank
statues,
I wish
a miracle
able to
to
aU
these
medal
of
the
Duchess
ful,
and
the
some
of
the
choice
antiques
that
were
daily
being
brought
Greece.
difficulties. There
devotion
and
courage.
Meanwhile
his
one
solace,
he
strange
Parnassus
if
you
will
howl with
ceaseless fury.
too
in
in
the
danger
of
them
So he
Parma
misia
in
honour
of
18 HE
to beat
so
insignifi-
had never
at
and
is
so
precious
that
copy. After
the Petrarch,
of Petrarch
Aldine
press
found
their
way
into
birth,
and
had
been
in
prison
to Your Majesty.
Juvenal and
if you
which
is
exceptionally
fine
them
at
prices.
Martial,
Catullus,
Tibullus,
Propertius,and
Lucan
un-
bound
choose
Aldo asked.
the
follow-
ing
curt
note
be.
We
have
given
them
back
to
the
great
printer
on
Mantuan
territory.
On
the
17th
of
July
1506,
as
he
and
Federico
Castelromano on the
League
of
Cambray
desolated
Venetian
territory,
and
forced
Aldo
to
suspend
Maxi-
Vaila
—Capture
of
the
Marquis
stated
able
ambition
words
of
contemporary
writers,
but all
whom
she
had
known
from
childhood,
and
LEONORA GONZAGA'S
the
to
saw
both
rage,
and
wise
words,
so
that
he
said
no
her bhnd. What more shall I
say?
In
Madonna
in
Madonna to our
fine
as
any
convinced
that
she
cannot
and
glory,
and
make
not
not
any
loss
satisfied
to
he solemnly
his
Uberation
At
was
sent
to
cost
her
many
tears,
and
continually
urged
was
shown
the
Papal
Treasury
Rome,
clad
in
white
and
gold
brocade,
48 HIS
the person of Margarita
as
Alberto
Pio,
as the
and handsome man
So
now
we
are
great
amusement
by
acting
as
interpreter,
and
we
all
laughed
till
our
sides
ached.
That
and
her
Hostilities
were
of May,
drive the
daily
walks
and
rides.
When
any
of
Rome,
and
attended
the
Michel
is in a
that Pope
servants
as
vigorously
as
56 ILL-HEALTH
by
M.
Filippo
Beroaldo
and
others,
which
are
preserved
among
a
he
Here
you
arms,
and
once
more
threw
off
the
hated
yoke
Stazio
reports,
was
highly
Federico's
warlike
array,
and
flourished
his
stick
at
the long
Convent
hsten to
and
game
loaded amazed the
certain
which
St.
dead
they
are
mingled
their
pour of
rain, all
Federico
also
attended
the
bull-baiting
Federico's
influence
the
way
when the
who
Reggio,
demanded
exchange.
for
his
guest's
safety,
64 VIOLENCE
August
1512,
the
represen-
Naples, visited
Ferdinand's deputy.
loniere,
was
the
nominal
representative
and
Cardona,
as
and
Brognina.
Gurk
only
cared
agreeable
to
tine
soldiers,
and
clasp, with the letters A.C.R.V.,
which His

^
the
table,
and,
gallantly
assisted
by
Bibbiena,
threw
chickens
at
the
F^TES
wishes
18th
of
February,
Stazio
Gadio
attack
of
fever,
and
that
the
worst
was
feared.
The
Cardinals
the Vatican,
next
to
him,
since
we
do
not
wish
to
have
him
painted
for
more.
A
him,
since,
at
the
by our
Lord God
of
genuine
and
widespread
grief.
and
Vicar
of
Christ,
a
at
least,
Federico
would
be
set
free,
and
could
return
to
her
arms
our
brother's
state
secured,
that
of
our
nephew
the
Duke
of
Milan
established,
as
dignities
of
protonotary
and
treasurer
which
the
Pope
had
letters
from
Rome,
informed
his
mistress
that
his
gay
and
kindly
as
ever,
and
of
Rome
had
found
of
Ravenna,
received
Isabella's
envoy
most
graciously,
and
spoke
that
she
inspired
him
with
to
the
Lateran.^
his
restoration
to
the
sister
Isabella,
and,
as
she
told
her
friend,
the
new
Cardinal,
she
only
longed
for
be
able
to
come
to
Rome
herself
and
kiss
Mario
While Julius
the stage.
however, made
no secret
opportunity to
the hands
of the
pressing
received an
angry letter
The
frank
and
noble
letter
in
Gon-
zaga
archives,^
and
ISABELLA'S DEFENCE
acquired
many
I never
as
much
proud,
because,
knowing
think
that.
if
my
be
admitted,
the
behaviour
for
scandal
distressed,
and
she
declar-
ing
in
accused
of cer-
would
90 TO
lord
by
us
your
he
AND THE
Mar-
chesa's
Elisabetta
anger
somewhat
been genuinely fond of
evening
very
pleasantly,
and
Madonna
Camilla
first
reached
Casalmaggiore,
she
his nephew
The
letters
which
of her
arrival, saying
to
pay
me
their
respects,
and
express
their
regret
that,
owing
to
the
time
which
belongs
to
the
Brothers
Minor,
and
is
a
quiet
and
pleasant
that
have
done
for
long.
From
the
Rocca
I
the
to consider the subject
priest's house,
where there
to
eat
and
sleep
Ash-trees,
who
is
said
to
work
so
many
and since
The
next
day
Isabella
rowed
across
to
the
Uttle
island
built by
and
lemon
Trissino's
new
volume
shelter
at
of
her
our
own.
We
should
the de-
scription of
brought
from
coming
the following
lively letter,
accounts
of
her
own
experiences
and
adventures
gives
your medicine
into
port,
and
also
that
spoken
a child
in reply to mine,
of
my
household,
and
now
they
have
made
me
a
fresh
present
of
fish.
this evening
my page,
his
pressing
and
Beatrice
had
often
welcomed
her,
and received the
Sacred College.
was spent
had
been
lately
brought
to
light
in

delight.
after
and his
had received great kindness
enamoured
of
her
charming
maid-of-honour,
Delia,
whom
he
had
lately
met
at
Milan,
and
who
was
now
was
carried
but all
has laid
upon me.
the
envy
of
the same
he
accompanied
had
no
other
occupation
than
your
own
wise
prudence
and
loving
exhortations
and
to
his
own
you
may,
I
assure
you,
treat
His
were
not
beg
you
to
let
me
hear
from
you
every
day
I
But
—
train,
and
it
doom
of
the
luckless
Maximilian
Sforza.
than
will
avoid
the
licence
was
or
Gonzaga
uncles,
was
equally
remarkable
parties
and
fashion
as
any
football
he
will
band
of
Spanish
cavaliers,
her
court,
and
Bembo
unalterable
devotion.
But
when
Here
ing
came
out
under
the
loggia
to
enjoy
aZeon^i'Viy
CastigUone
Francesco
father-in-law's
dominions,
on
her plate,
of his household
your
household
that
remain,
it
is
impossible
to
keep
all
your
servants.
Your
tutor,
M.
Francesco
Vigilio,
of
their dowries, a
never
the
residence
134 ADMIRATION
and
ladies wear are much
re-
turned
to
Mantua
in
the Mar-
excellent
teacher
for
mother,
a
all
hopes
Fran-
cesco
entertained and shown
Francesco's
famous
and
promised
to
carve
all
the
executed the
nature.
Your
Excellency,
enjoying these
rare delights.
during
the
last
convent
of
S,
1
Luzio
e
Renier,
Giorn.
little
dinners
and
suppers,
must
have
to
the
sacristy
remarks
Lucrezia's
in
this
write
is
dear
to
fact,
in
this
brings
her
the
the
doctor
Lautrec
and
halls
adorned
retired
noble
lords
Cardinal
Sigis-
mondo's
secretaries
hay
by
these
threats
and
music
and
dancing,
and
the
148 THE
GONZAGAS OF
already
seen
upwards
province. And
Federico, and
of
Castelnovo
Cellani, whom
loyalty and
she
has
seen
for
following
written
testimonial,
vener
able
Friar
Matteo
Bandello,
and
the
religious
and
modest
life
which
he
of
S.
Domenico,
moral
composed
son and
and of
high hopes
for her
my
heart
faith-
ful
servant
Fra
Matted
Bandello.
HIS AFFECTION
grandson,
Charles
V.,
who
already
the
year,
he
the
Duchesses
of
Urbino,
day
his
he
had
Mantua to
invitation,
this
Even
Cardinal
Bibbiena,
on
and real.
He had
well, although
arose
worship the
X.
was
Duke.
Leo
X.,
the most gracious
for
he may
unfinished,
and
the
Duke
of
Ferrara's
envoy,
Paolucci,
wrote
to
his
master
he only
and
chiefly
It
seems
that
he
asked
against
the
if
the
Pope
defence,
at
chair
at
Florence
by
Cardinal
Giulio
dei
Medici,
and
invited
to
return
scene in
villa of La
of
this
works
which
he
signs which marked the
cracked
so
gifted
a
youth
our
sorrow
would
be
endless,
but
to
observe
moderation
VIII.
son to Castiglione
persons
of
real
knowledge
and
ability
than
land.
His
letters
to
Isa-
King,
who
could
rider
and
fine
a
soldier,
and
was
so
generous
a
friend
to
scholars
174 HENRY
all
kinds
of
different
instruments
with
rare
talent,
and
then
embroidered with
and
diamonds,
with
a
176 WISE
by figures of
letter,
full
of
people
and
ships,
which
export
letters
from
in
a
pleasant
twelve miles
also full of
accident
the lake
the canons.
are
he
was
The
first
parchment
Purgatory
is,
180 IRELAND
Patrick,
St.
Bridget,
and
St.
In this
Here
The air
a
third
and
only
produces
fish,
cattle
and
chickens.
An
ox
THE IRISH
saying
that
ness.
This
mysterious
illness
attacked
young
Marquis
The
court,
and
told
ambassador
here.
If
I
developments
of
the
Church.
the
French,
in
1515,
the
chief
partisans
of
the
Sforzas
had
taken
up
secret
communications
AT THE
and
have
had
three
attacks
of
high
fever,
heart.
to
the
bereaved
husband,
and
then
deliver
the
letters
and
her
son.
you
ask
you
and
he
found
the
Count
at
supper
with
Cardinal
Bibbiena,
who
only
gave
him
morning the
went to the
Count's house and
broke the news
we
aU
wept
next
day,
that
to
show,
and
the
Urbino
forced
to
leave
Mantua
returns
to
Milan
the
first
re-
did
not
Urbino to
who
and
was
bent
the
French
retired
viUa of La MagUana, on the 25th of November, and
fiUed
him
following
Pasquino,
as
time
he
greatly
since
his
arrival
may
deprived
him.
The
long
court-
eously
which is a clear
action.
Her
Excellency
service of the Church,
the Church
even if
Pope, who-
opinion,
which
I
send
VOL,
II.
N
Pope
was
hourly
at
Milan,
and
he
might
create
a
bad
brother
cardinals,
and
Castiglione
left
no
I
am
little
high, never before
master
that
be elected
ANGER OF
As
for
my
own
disappointment,
I
did
my
best,
and
gave
their
were
held
diligent
in
future
1
that
a
messenger
are
beaten,
and
that
the
Federico
Gonzaga,
who
successfully
repulsed
bined
French
and
Swiss
troops
Milan
were
the
only
fortresses
Isabella
saw
with
illus-
trious
brother,
my
you
wish
me
to
for
the
prosperity
of
the
ever wish
may
much the
Milan
to
use
his
influence
1
Luzio,
sent
to render
the
best
and
Duke
and
repeated
at
as
usual,
was
this
year;
another,
he
collects
the
latest
and
most
scurrilous
inventories
and
documents
AN ALABASTER
mistress's pleasure
was concerned,
backs
me
feel,
he
writes
in
February
1522,
should
be
written
over
the
doors :
the
choice
While
Isabella
lavished
her
give her
in the
things. May God prosper these princes as
they
deserve
had
read the learned
do
and
tell
us
if
it
seems
to
you
he
is
in
the
right
docile
nature.
town
of
room
you
enter
a
smaller
one,
also
hung
with
tapestry,
and
with
cloth
of
gold,
the
there
is
a
visit the Church
pleasant and
fee
would
begun, it is
this
world
and
scholar.
God
so
that
she
might
feel
as
satisfied
as
Both
night.
M.
and
M.
Pietro
approves
of
his
beginnings,
and
is
quite
satisfied
with
painters
and
expenditure as his
had
into
the
night.
So
her
son's
progress,
death
was
was
prolonged
until
the
end
of
March
and
lay
aside
their
secular
habits,
winter, and
neither
the
Pope
nor
any
of
his
advisers
as
yet
realised
the
of
Christ,
and
that
she
bore
other
sons
to
Joseph.
And
every
day
things
go
from
bad
to
worse.
I
pray
God
to
put
forth
of
the
clergy,
ecclesiastical
habits.
And
then,
knowing
think,
in
writing.
For
than
any
man
the
Cape
difficulties
which
he
encountered
at
Niirnberg.
and Antonio
In
the
last
days
of
this
fulfilment
heard
from
the
Mantuan
ambassador
that
the
old
Marchesana
was
in
this
city,
lodging
in
Ca'
Barbaro
her
by
order
from
Rome
churches
and
palaces
of
ance, the
of
the
Slavonian
for
the
Navagero,
the
friend
230 TITIAN'S
so excellent
long
Urbino,
treaty
of
the
goes
on,
of
mind,
I
232 ELECTION
the
Church,
and
to
unite
wisest ruler which the
THE CONSTABLE
through
Queen-
to these lands,
by
the
Signoria.
Gritti,
reception,
and
en-
tertained
ANDREA GRITTI
rest
he
heard
that
Francis
I.
had
suddenly
crossed
the
Mont
Cenis,
of money
the
King
of
Poland's
daughter,
but
Federico
himself
took
little
interest
in
was
to
teU
him
for
di
—
zaga
of
Gazzuolo,
and
grand-daughter
of
Antonia
del
Balzo,
who
which had been
birth-
day
—the
Feast
hour.
La
Trdmouille,
KAPHAEL'S LEO
friendship of
own
work,
himself
revealed
the
few
pilgrims
had
ventured
to
come
Week, and
But
when
among
the
women
who
thronged
men
devotion,
and
her
son
Ercole.
248 DEATH
;
of
the
Elisabetta
for
the
last
5th
of
February,
ELISABETTA GONZAGA,
Madrid
was
signed,
and
Charles
V.,
Emperor
to
retired to Lodi,
whom
the
Pope
from
came to
Marquis
the
Marquis,
and
so noble
truce,
was
as
necessary
was
already
under
the
critical
moment
the
the invaders
between
the
Porta
and
singled
him
out
as
a
person
of
importance.
The
Spanish
troops,
maddened
at
seeing
their
Rodomonte,
the
gaUant
city.
By
half-past
Ferrante
Gonzaga
II. and
the
rest
like
awful
scenes.
They
who
App.
take
her
house
under
his
protection.
Finally,
about
ten
o'clock
at
night,
distinguished person-
would
Doge,
40,000 ducats
by
the
a decree
orders,
and
during
Florence.
the
brave
captain
broke
Molle,
only
to find that he was too late. The enemy were already
in
the
Borgo,
and
Duke
declared
that
he
could
on
the
his
terror
was
so
great
he
As
had
envoy
was
read
Clement
—The
war had
1529.
There
were
no
once
flourishing
cities
of
Lombardy,
distress,
Gonzaga
eagerly
carried
on
willing
that
M.
Battista
274 ISABELLA'S
this
would
no
more
restora-
tion
of
order,
Isabella
desired
her
unscrupulous
dealer
and
demand
figures
to
be
modern.
begged
the
on
his
arrival
without
fail.
On
be
so
good
is great,
Your Excellency.
since
place
1
Gaye,
op.
cit,
ii.
10.
Veronica belonged
up
to
lord
of
Correggio,
in
1508,^
stood
sponsor
often
visited
Mantua,
and
tempera paintings
Antonio da
perance
him
with
1
Braghirolli,
op.
cit.,
332.
his generous patronage
means in
that
Titian
painted
his
first
portrait
of
Isabella.
life, went
Mantua early
her
bare
throat,
and
an
open
chemisette
of
frUled
muslin,
studded
with
gems.
was
decidedly
which
stamps
the
campaign
succession of
Ferrara
before
her long
she
came
to
Modena
and
stockings,

opinion of
of
in the new doctrines that were held
by so
on one
ferred to
not,
this
has
daybreak
with
now
threw
himself
after
prolonged
dominions,
in-
destroyed
Francis
Charles V.
cided
wrote
Imperial
camp
at
Castighone
di
Arezzo
night
the
garrison
surrendered
at
Caesarean
ancient
stronghold
of
Italian
liberties,
while
on
the
bulwarks
of
San
Bentivogli,
and
His
Majesty
the Monsignori
ing lances,
if
he
had
infinite
numbers
of
bishops
and
clergy,
and
mounted
a
wooden
personages
were
Close
be-
hind
them
were
wished to do,
His
gold
pieces,
among
but
was
induced
by
continued
can never expect
much to
token
of
rejoicing
and
princely
Andrea
the
Count
train,
the
one
on
whom
cap to
peror inquired
Carnival
crown
—Coronation
in
San
Petronio
as
I
return
to
Mantua.
them
2
ducats
Federico,
were
the
affairs
of
Ferrara
and
Milan.
There
was
the
espoused
supplied
in
liberal help,
310 THE

all
312 CHARLES
V.'S POPULARITY
man standing
berg,
upon
which
he
declined
they
were
adorned.
As
a
to
air,
and
the
to the Piazza.
were
immediately
below,
Holiness,
318 BRAWLS
OF SPANISH
Leonora,
and
a series
received
notorious
offen-
ders.
A
serious
of
the
Em-
peror,
who
meeting-
place
of
all
appears
intarsiatura.
Duke
him have
artist.
After
this
and
crowning
mark
of
his
favour
upon
her
eldest
son.
On
CHAPTER XL
1530—1531
—
of this
—
324 CHARLES
Pietro
over the
weeks,
enjoying
a
brief
respite
from
public
business
and
State
func-
as
day
His
Majesty
nearly
met
with
326 HIS
of
Aragon,
Ctesar.
Bene-
detto,
and
in
Easter
week,
the
19th
of
April,
Goito,
on
had
passed
off
in
in which
at
Bologna
and
1
M.
Sanuto,
liii.
ISA.
to
pay
consolation
in
the
loss
which
Titian
suffered
by
the
sudden
death
of
his
wife
Cecilia,
828 TITIAN
best
master
now
Hving,
and
is
aside
to
we
desire
to
have
with
him.
Please
have
the
canvas
carefully
packed
and
covered
up,
so
that
it
cannot
suffer
injury,
with
the
lightest
beautiful.
Thus
I
recognise
that
in
this
330 FEDERICO'S
had
a
further
motive
for
It was,
the widowed Queen
of
the
validity
of
the
first
Marchesa di Monferrato herself
so
genuinely
had
been
formally
granted
to
his
papal legate
at Vigevano
with his
ceedingly
well
sUver
brocade,
had
come
to
the
wedding
by
the
bridegroom,
who
had
changed
his
riding
boots
and
dusty
and
to-day
there
adds
better
inform
you.
a
host
of
builders,
artists,
and
decorators
had
Duchess, to the
I should
338 GIULIO
ROMANO'S ADVICE
time I
fine
season
comes
pictures
with
which
the
new
VII.,
Duchess
we
might
while other
greatest
distress
Your Sub-
splendid home
mother's
resisting
his
importunities
on
this
occasion.
Ceesarean
Majesty
warm
letter,
full
of
regret
and
affection.
my poor
you. I
silk
cords.^
Messer
Giulio,
although
little
versed
in
such
matters,
also
displayed
to
Venice,
begging
Titian
to
agreed
was
to
meet
gallant
Magdalen which passed
Colonna. This accomplished lady
had already, as we
beauty, painted by
Vittoria's
picture
was
Duchess
Renee,
begging
for
the
Francia's
ori-
ginal,
and
two
whole
years
passed
before
Naples's
daughters
side,
and
asked
me
what
I
thought
I
remember
right,
wearing
a
brow,
allowed
to
1534,
only
three
months
children
and
when
in
the
winter
morescas
on
the
to
storm of
frequent
alone
and
without
a
guide,
if
the
her
infinite
amusement. ^
limited
to
366 COSTUMES
beautiful
was
well-
renown,
That
now
of
the
to be the work
and
370 A
a
good health, in spite of the excessive heat.
^
youth.
The
Garda
and
she
was
time
in
1
by
the
rushing
stream,
where
returned
to
gardener
has
proved
which
has
been
thanks,
because
the
d'Este
and the grave
Nearer
home,
among
the
Gonzaga
bioneta,
where
the
splendour
of
great
had
reigned
so
long,
and
widely
honoured
as
the
mother
Titian
was
painting
a
separate
device
many
the
precious
objects
378 TREASURES
of
Victory
in
rehef.
found
his
own
portrait
set
works, and
same
hall
which
had
been
made
after
the
the
last
fifty
years,
and
which
it
was
her
delight
have
summoned
382 VITTORIA
In Lent,
exercises
its sympathies
society
you
will
find
as
much
consolation
as
you
would
have
found
in
Rome
and
the
ambassadors
of
the
Imperial
Stabellino's
and
did
great
things
with
their
Kttle
persons.
and
di
in
innocent
picture of
a fever brought
months,
grew
up
to
manhood,
and
reigned
long
and
failing health with anxiety,
during
the
next
two
months.
388 ISABELLA
that
But
the
weather
broke
up
before
she
left,
and
the
journey
back
death, continued
still
too
unwell
to
pay
her
yearly
Duke
and
Duchess
entertained
for ever
to attain
times. She
her
radiant
vitality
and
392 POSTSCRIPT
a white frilled chemisette, and a black cap set jauntily
on
Rome. The
marked
likeness
to
his
been darkened,
land-
the
is, and
show
all
152
n.,
199
n.
ii.
115
n.,
194
n.,
267
n.,
344
n.
Aretino,
L'Unico,
practical
joke
on,
ii.
10
Avignon, ii. 124
27
n.
Naples,
256
taken
prisoner,
120;
sent
to
Man-
British Museum,
ii. 368
Castello,
Cittk
di,
seized,
tures,
ii.
84
277, 356
;
General of
tutor,
210-212;
INDEX 403
ding,
404 INDEX
Renie
riage, ii. 286
389
mons,
i.
80
Montferrato,
ii.
331
;
;
115
sur-
render
408 INDEX
Henry VII.
«.,
327 m.;
27
m.,
34
m.,
51
«.,56
n.,
51
m.,
Gonzaga
ii.
253
Modena,
i.
5
Morsolin,
B.,
175
n.
Navagero,
his
verses,
ii.
29
Negro,
master
of
Nevers,
m.
Patrick,
St. ,
288
59
n.,
138
the
plague,
283
Mantua,
ii.
171
65,
96,
114
sponsor,
105
drawn,
125;
summoned
to
Eome,
126
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