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MEMOIRS OF THE DUKES OF URBINO

Illustrating the Arms, Arts & Literature of Italy, 1440-1630

by

JAMES DENNISTOUN OF DENNISTOUN

A New Edition with Notes by Edward Hutton & Over a Hundred Illustrations

In Three Volumes. VOLUME TWO

London John Lane The Bodley Head New York John Lane Company MCMIX

William Brendon and Son, Ltd., Printers, Plymouth

ELISABETTA DI MONTEFELTRO, DUCHESS OF URBINO

_After the picture by Andrea Mantegna in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence_]

CONTENTS

PAGE

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS OF VOLUME II. ix

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. xi

BOOK THIRD

(_continued_)

OF GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, THIRD DUKE OF URBINO

CHAPTER XIX

The massacre of Sinigaglia--Death of Alexander VI.--Narrow
escape of Cesare Borgia 3

CHAPTER XX

Duke Guidobaldo restored--The Election of Julius II.--The
fall of Cesare Borgia--The Duke's fortunate position--Is
made Knight of the Garter--The Pope visits Urbino 23

CHAPTER XXI

The Court of Urbino, its manners and its stars 43

CHAPTER XXII

Emilia Pia--The _Cortegiano_--Death of Duke Guidobaldo,
succeeded by Francesco Maria della Rovere 72

BOOK FOURTH

OF LITERATURE AND ART UNDER THE DUKES DI MONTEFELTRO AT URBINO

CHAPTER XXIII

The revival of letters in Italy--Influence of the
princes--Classical tastes tending to pedantry and
paganism--Greek philosophy and its effects--Influence of
the Dukes of Urbino 93

CHAPTER XXIV

Count Guidantonio a patron of learned men--Duke
Federigo--The _Assorditi_ Academy--Dedications to
him--Prose writers of Urbino--Gentile Becci, Bishop of
Arezzo--Francesco Venturini--Berni of Gubbio--Polydoro di
Vergilio--Vespasiano Filippi--Castiglione--Bembo--Learned
ladies 109

CHAPTER XXV

Poetry under the Montefeltri--Sonnets--The Filelfi--Giovanni
Sanzi--Porcellio Pandonio--Angelo Galli--Federigo
Veterani--Urbani Urbinate--Antonio
Rustico--Naldio--Improvisatori--Bernardo Accolti--Serafino
d'Aquila--Agostino Staccoli--Early comedies--_La
Calandra_--Corruption of morals--Social position of women 130

CHAPTER XXVI

Mediæval art chiefly religious--Innovations of Naturalism,
Classicism, and Paganism--Character and tendencies of
Christian painting ill-understood in England--Influence of
St. Francis 157

CHAPTER XXVII

The Umbrian School of Painting, its scholars and
influence--Fra Angelico da Fiesole--Gentile da
Fabriano--Pietro Perugino--Artists at Urbino--Piero della
Francesca--Fra Carnevale--Francesco di Giorgio 184

CHAPTER XXVIII

Giovanni Sanzi of Urbino--His son, the immortal
Raffaele--Early influences on his mind--Paints at Perugia,
Città di Castello, Siena, and Florence--His visits to Urbino,
and works there 216

CHAPTER XXIX

Raffaele is called to Rome, and employed upon the
Stanze--His frescoes there--His other works--Change in his
manner--Compared with Michael Angelo--His death, character,
and style 235

CHAPTER XXX

Timoteo Viti--Bramante--Andrea Mantegna--Gian
Bellini--Justus of Ghent--Medals of Urbino 254

BOOK FIFTH

OF THE DELLA ROVERE FAMILY

CHAPTER XXXI

Birth and elevation of Sixtus IV.--Genealogy of the della
Rovere family--Nepotism of that pontiff--His improvements
in Rome--His patronage of letters and arts--His brother
Giovanni becomes Lord of Sinigaglia and Prefect of
Rome--His beneficent sway--He pillages a papal
envoy--Remarkable story of Zizim or Gem--Portrait of
Giovanni--The early character and difficulties of Julius
II.--Estimate of his pontificate 277

BOOK SIXTH

OF FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE, FOURTH DUKE OF URBINO

CHAPTER XXXII

Youth of Duke Francesco Maria I.--The League of
Cambray--His marriage--His first military service--The
Cardinal of Pavia's treachery--Julius II. takes the field 313

CHAPTER XXXIII

The Duke routed at Bologna from the Cardinal of Pavia's
treason, whom he assassinates--He is prosecuted, but
finally absolved and reconciled to the Pope--He reduces
Bologna--Is invested with Pesaro--Death of Julius II. 334

CHAPTER XXXIV

Election of Leo X.--His ambitious projects--Birth of
Prince Guidobaldo of Urbino--The Pontiff's designs upon
that state, which he gives to his nephew--The Duke retires
to Mantua 351

CHAPTER XXXV

The Duke returns to his state--His struggle with the
usurper--His victory at Montebartolo 372

CHAPTER XXXVI

Continuation of the ruinous contest--The Duke finally
abandons it--Death of Lorenzo de' Medici--Charles V.
elected Emperor 391

CHAPTER XXXVII

Death of Leo X.--Restoration of Francesco Maria--He
enters the Venetian service--Louis XII. invades the
Milanese--Death of Bayard--The Duke's honourable reception
at Venice--Battle of Pavia 411