John Hawkwood
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Sir John Hawkwood was an English soldier who served as a mercenary leader or condottiero in Italy. His exploits made him a man shrouded in myth in both England and Italy. Much of his enduring fame res
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Fresco of Sir John Hawkwood by Paolo Uccello, Florence Cathedral, 1436. Frame by Lorenzo di Credi, 1524.
Condottiere
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A condottiere or condottiero was an Italian military leader active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, d
John Hawkwood
…Sir John Hawkwood (c. 1320 – 17 March 1394) was an English soldier who served as a mercenary leader or condottiero in Italy. His exploits made him a man shrouded in myth in both England and Italy. Much of his enduring fame results from the large, surviving fresco…
Condottiere and his troops in a Renaissance-era fresco, influenced by Landsknecht mercenary fashion
Bartolomeo d'Alviano, one of the condottieri who took part in the Battle of Garigliano
Ambrogio Spinola, one of the last examples of the condottieri tradition
Farinata degli Uberti by Andrea del Castagno, showing a 15th-century condottiero's typical attire