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Herculean Ferrara : Ercole d'Este (1471-1505) and the Invention of a Ducal Capital (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture)
Herculean Ferrara Ercole d'Este and the Invention of a Ducal Capital - 1471-1505 - Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture Author:Thomas Tuohy The court of Ercole d'Este was one of the most glittering in Renaissance Italy. The duke was a prolific builder, and the leader in the revival of classical theater, an enthusiastic patron of musicians, and a creator of magnificent court spectacles. Very little survives to testify to Ercole's achievements, largely because of a devastating earthqu... more »ake in 1570, but extensive archival evidence has been used to reestablish the duke's achievements and the extent to which he was personally involved in his patronage.« less