Gian Galeazzo Visconti
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Gian Galeazzo Visconti, was the first duke of Milan and ruled that late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. He was the foundin
Giov Ambrogiode Predisattrib Gian Galeazzo Visconti
The painted figures of Caterina and Gian Galeazzo are shown kneeling in the foreground in this missal by Anovelo da Imbonate
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, with his three sons, presents the Certosa di Pavia to the Virgin (Certosa di Pavia)
Detail from Gian Galeazzo donates the Certosa to the Madonna
Valentina Visconti was a Countess of Vertus, and Duchess consort of Orléans as the wife of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of King Charles VI of France. As the Duchess consort of Orléans
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
…of northern Italy. He threatened war with France in relation to the transfer of Genoa to French control as well as issues with his beloved daughter Valentina. When he died of fever in the Castello of Melegnano, his children fought with each other and fragmented the territories that he had ruled. Gian Galeazzo…
Valentina Visconti receiving Honoré Bonet's Apparicion maistre Jehan de Meun, c. 1398. Illumination on parchment, BnF
Valentine of Milan Mourning Her Husband the Duke of Orléans, by Fleury-François Richard