The image of the 'exploding grenade' was the eloquent emblem chosen by the condottiere Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), founder of the Duchy of Urbino. As the use of this firearm had become decisive for the outcomes of sieges and battles, the reference to this instrument of warfare, reaffirmed the memory of the honors that the skillful condottiero had acquired in his career and the ways in which the objectives of an armed Pax to protect his nascent duchy could be achieved. The iconography of this military strategist, but also enlightened humanist and man of culture, marked any artistic manifestation, including spectacular and theatrical events

L’immagine della ‘granata esplodente’ fu l’eloquente emblema prescelto dal condottiero Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), fondatore del Ducato di Urbino. Poiché l’utilizzo di questa arma da fuoco era divenuto decisivo per gli esiti degli assedi e delle battaglie, il richiamo a questo strumento bellico, ribadiva la memoria degli onori che l’abile condottiero aveva acquisito nella sua carriera e le modalità per il conseguimento degli obiettivi di una Pax armata a protezione del suo nascente ducato. L’iconografia di questo stratega militare, ma anche illuminato umanista e uomo di cultura, contrassegnò qualsiasi manifestazione artistica, compreso gli eventi spettacolari e teatrali

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An Emblem for War and Spectacle: The Grenade at the Court of Urbino between the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Testaverde, Anna Maria
2022-01-01

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The image of the 'exploding grenade' was the eloquent emblem chosen by the condottiere Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), founder of the Duchy of Urbino. As the use of this firearm had become decisive for the outcomes of sieges and battles, the reference to this instrument of warfare, reaffirmed the memory of the honors that the skillful condottiero had acquired in his career and the ways in which the objectives of an armed Pax to protect his nascent duchy could be achieved. The iconography of this military strategist, but also enlightened humanist and man of culture, marked any artistic manifestation, including spectacular and theatrical events
2022
Testaverde, Anna Maria
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