Isabella d'Este was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure.
The only certain image of Isabella: Medal by Giovanni Cristoforo Romano (c. 1495 – gold version c. 1505)
Ambras Miniature of Isabella, anonymous artist (16th century)
Isabella's husband, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
Portrait of Isabella d'Este by Leonardo da Vinci (1499–1500)
Mantua is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the province of the same name.
Panorama of Mantua
Mantua
Expulsion of the Bonacolsi in 1328, scene of Piazza Sordello, canvas of Domenico Morone.
Ludovico III Gonzaga receiving the news of his son Francesco being created a cardinal, fresco by Andrea Mantegna in the Stanza degli Sposi of Palazzo Ducale.