Caterina Sforza
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Caterina Sforza was an Italian noblewoman who ruled as Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola, initially alongside her husband Girolamo Riario, and later as regent for their son, Ottaviano Riario.
Caterina Sforza, reproduction of a medal created c. 1488
Portrait of Giacomo Feo (the tallest man standing on the right), Melozzo da Forlì
Portrait of Giovanni delle Bande Nere by Gian Paolo Pace
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Galeazzo Sanseverino
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Galeazzo da Sanseverino, known as the son of Fortuna, was an Italian-French condottiere and Grand Écuyer de France; Marquis of Bobbio, Count of Caiazzo, Castel San Giovanni, Val Tidone and Voghera. He
Presumed portrait of Galeazzo Sanseverino in Portrait of Luca Pacioli, c. 1495
Possible portrait of Galeazzo Sanseverino in Portrait of a Musician by Leonardo da Vinci, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, c. 1485.
Portrait of Galeazzo at the center of the scene of the ducal investiture of Ludovico il Moro, illuminated page by the Missal Arcimboldi in the Chapter Library of the Duomo of Milan.
It is known that during the ceremony Ludovico received, among other things, a small red banner, which he threw to the people; a sword unsheathed, which gave his nephew the count of Melzo (the blond figure on the left, with the sword resting on his shoulder); as well as a large golden banner with the black eagle, which he gave to his son-in-law Galeazzo.