Ludovico Collection

Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, Lady with an Ermine, c1490. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, Lady with an Ermine, c1490. Cecilia Gallerani was an influential mistress of the ruler of Milan, Ludovico Sforza

Portrait of a woman
5309703 Portrait of a woman by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Canvas); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Ludovico Nitoglia Italy Rugby Union England V Italy Twickenham London, England 12 March 2005 Date: 12 March 2005

Ludovico Sforza and wife Beatrice d Este, 15th century
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1452-1508, and wife Beatrice d Este, Duchess of Bari, 1475-1497. With their children Massimiliano and Francois

Francesco Sforza and wife Bianca Maria, 15th century
Francesco I Sforza, Italian condottiero and Duke of Milan 1401-1466, with second wife Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan, 1425-1468. Francesco Sforxa e Bianca Maria

Chateau de Loches (chromolitho)
724745 Chateau de Loches (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau de Loches)

Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque
BEN78453 Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta, 1465-74 (fresco) (detail of 78449) by Mantegna

Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque with hunting dogs
BEN78452 Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque with hunting dogs and their handlers below, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) in the Company of Lodovico Sforza (1452-1508)
ALI167630 Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) in the Company of Lodovico Sforza (1452-1508), from the Galileo Gallery (fresco) (b/w photo) by Cianfanelli

Bust of a young woman with elaborate headdress, looking down. 1625-77

Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a tree; Cupid holding a torch in the background, ca. 1570. After Teodoro Ghisi

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, 1565. Creator: Cornelis Cort
Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, 1565

Vignette for the first chant of Roland Furieux, 18th century. Segue Rinaldo il suo destrier Baiardo Ed Angelica incontra che fuggia

Canto 13, Stanza 38, from Orlando Furioso, 1772-74. 1772-74. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 13, Stanza 38, from Orlando Furioso, 1772-74. [A chi l petto, a chi l ventre, a chi la testa, / A chi rompe le gambe, a chi le braccia]

Canto 22, Stanza 86, from Orlando Furioso, 1772. 1772. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 22, Stanza 86, from Orlando Furioso, 1772. [Lo scudo non pur lor gli occhi abbarbaglia, / Ma fa che ogn altro senso attonito erra]

Canto 42, Stanza 64, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. 1774. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 42, Stanza 64, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. [Gli disse quel che dianzi dir non volle: / Sappi, Rinaldo, il nomee mio e lo Sdegno, / Venuto sol per sciorti il giogo indegno]

Canto 39, Stanza 57, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. 1774. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 39, Stanza 57, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. [Che nel tirar, che fece il fiato in suso / Tutto il voto, maraviglioso caso]

Canto 31, Stanza 70, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. 1774. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 31, Stanza 70, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. [Si che una sorte uguale ambi li getta / Nell acqua, e gran rimbombo al ciel ne riede]

Canto 14, Stanza 45, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. 1774. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 14, Stanza 45, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. [Scudi spezza, elmi schiaccia, e un colpo spesso / Spegne i cavalli a i cavalieri appresso]

Angelica and Medoro; they stand next to a stream as Medoro carves their names into a tree, a putto is seated at left with a torch and another putto walks towards them with a goat, 1590-98

Canto 26, Stanza 39, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. 1774. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Canto 26, Stanza 39, from Orlando Furioso, 1774. [Sappiate che costor che qui scritto hanno nel marmo i nomi, al mondo mai non furo]

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Statue of Giovanni Delle Bande Nere also known as Giovanni Di Bicci De Medici, Piazza San Lorenzo

The Damsel and Orlando, ca. 1793. Creator: Benjamin West
The Damsel and Orlando, ca. 1793

Angelica and Medoro, possibly early 1630s. Creator: Jacques Blanchard
Angelica and Medoro, possibly early 1630s

The Lamentation, ca. 1514-16. Creator: Ludovico Mazzolino
The Lamentation, ca. 1514-16

Lucrezia Crivelli, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Lucrezia Crivelli, (1933). Portrait of Lucrezia Crivelli, (1452-1508) mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. From " Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte"

Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672-1750), Italian writer, director of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan

Portrait of Ludovico Beccadelli by Titian

Roma - Palacae of Montecitorio, 1910
Roma - Palace of Montecitorio, 1910. Seat of the Italian Parliament. Originally built for Prince Ludovisi by Bernini. The Palazzo Montecitorio is a palace in Rome

Drawing of a walking horse, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Drawing of a walking horse, c1472-c1519 (1883). Probably a study for the Sforza Monument. From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Study for the Sforza Monument, c1482-c1499 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study for the Sforza Monument, c1482-c1499 (1883). Drawn in charcoal, pen and Indian ink. From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Study for the Sforza Monument, c1482-c1499 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study for the Sforza Monument, c1482-c1499 (1883). Silverpoint on bluish tinted paper. From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II by Jean Paul Richter, PH. DR

Two preparatory studies for the Sforza Monument, c1482-c1499 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two preparatory studies for the Sforza Monument, c1482-c1499 (1883). One drawn with a pen, the other in silverpoint on bluish tinted paper. From The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol

Text page with portraits of Francesco Sforza, 1490. Page with illuminated border in arabesque with portraits of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, and Lodovico Sforza

Residence of John Hoole, Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, 1840. Artist: C J Smith
Residence of John Hoole, the translator of Ariosto, Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, 1840. The home of John Hoole (1727-1803)

Ludovico Ariosto, Italian Renaissance poet, (1836). Artist: Robert Hart
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian Renaissance poet, (1836). Ariosto (1474-1533), pictured wearing a laurel crown, was the author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516)

Renaissance Art in Italy: Leonardo da Vinci, (c1900). Da Vinci (1452-1519) showing his fresco of The Last Supper to Ludovico Sforza (The Moor) duke of Milan

Letter from Dr Samuel Johnson to Warren Hastings, 29th January 1781. Artist: Dr Samuel Johnson
Letter from Dr Samuel Johnson to Warren Hastings, 29th January 1781. Letter from Johnson to Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal

Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), Italian poet. Ariosto, pictured wearing a laurel crown, was the author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516)

LUDOVICO SFORZA (1452-1508). Known as Il Moro, the Moor. Duke of Milan, 1481-1499. Steel engraving, 19th century, after Leonardo da Vinci

Ludovico Ariosto, 1474 - 1533. Italian poet. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Derviche mendiant de la haute Egypte orientalist photography
Derviche mendiant de la haute Egypte, orientalist photography, Hart, Ludovico, Albumen, 1860s, Egyptian dervish. 21 Derviche mendiant de la haute Egypte--printed paper label adhered to mount

Ludovico Or Lodovico Carracci, 1555 To 1619. Italian, Early-Baroque Painter, Etcher And Printmaker. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Ludovico Ariosto, 1474 To 1533. Italian Poet. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Ludovico Ariosto (1474 1533) Italian poet. Orlando Furio
Ludovico Ariosto (1474 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). Book cover Orlando Furioso, edited in Lyon (Lugdunum), 1556

ITALY. Rome. Farnese Palace. Ceiling of the Carracci Gallery, room decorated from 1592 with the frescoes by the brothers Agostino and Annibale Carracci

Ludovico Visconti
LUDOVICO TULLIO GIOACCHINO VISCONTI Italian-born architect working in France Date: 1791 - 1853

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"Ludovico: A Renaissance Figure of Influence and Artistic Patronage" Ludovico, a name that resonates throughout the annals of history, conjures images of power, creativity, and cultural significance. From the captivating brushstrokes in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces like "Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani" and "Lady with an Ermine, " to the poetic verses penned by Ludovico Ariosto in his renowned work "Orlando Furioso, " this name encompasses a multitude of talents. One cannot discuss Ludovico without mentioning Ludovico Visconti, whose reign as Duke of Milan left an indelible mark on Italian politics and art. His patronage nurtured artistic brilliance, exemplified by the stunning "Coronation il Moro" miniature painting from the 15th century. The union between Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este further solidified their influence as patrons during this golden era. The legacy continues with figures like Francesco Sforza and Bianca Maria who contributed to shaping Italy's rich cultural heritage. Even architectural wonders such as Chateau de Loches bear witness to their grandeur through vibrant chromolithographs. Intriguingly, putti adorned with butterfly wings support dedicatory plaques associated with these illustrious individuals – a symbol perhaps representing their ethereal impact on society. This symbolism is further emphasized in Galileo Gallery's black-and-white photograph capturing Leonardo da Vinci alongside Lodovico Sforza; two visionaries united in pursuit of knowledge and innovation. Ludovico Nitoglia may not share the same historical prominence as others bearing his name but has made significant contributions within his own realm. As an athlete or artist transcending boundaries through sports or creative expression respectively – he embodies perseverance and passion. Thus, whether it be through visual arts, literature, political prowess or athletic endeavors.