Guidobaldo II della Rovere
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Guidobaldo II della Rovere was an Italian condottiero, who succeeded his father Francesco Maria I della Rovere as Duke of Urbino from 1538 until his death in 1574. He was a member of the House of La Rovere. Guidobaldo was an important patron of the arts in general, and of Titian in particular, commissioning his own portrait, and buying Titian's Venus of Urbino.
Portrait by Titian, 1545
The portrait of Venus of Urbino has acquired its name from the Duchy of Urbino through Guidobaldo's title as the Duke of Urbino.
Portrait of the Duke of Urbino wearing an Armor by Bronzino, c. 1531–33, Uffizi
Francesco Maria I della Rovere
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Francesco Maria I della Rovere was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1516 and, after retaking the throne from Lorenzo II de' Medici, from 1521 to 1538.
Portrait by Titian, c. 1536–38
Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga by Titian, 1538
Young Man with an Apple, portrait of Francesco Maria as a teenager by Raphael, 1504.