Vittoria Colonna certainly knew of the overtures made to Pescara by the Italian party in 1525, for Giovio, who wrote the biography of Pescara during her lifetime, ...

When I set out to write a biography of a 16th-century Italian woman known for her beautiful sonnets, a formidable culture gap got in the way. The more I researched Vittoria Colonna, the more she ...

Renaissance Woman: The Life of Vittoria Colonna by Ramie Targoff; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 352 pages “Poetess and friend to Michelangelo” is the descriptive text accompanying a portrait of ...

VITTORIA COLONNA.--Share full article. Oct. 18, 1885. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 18, 1885, Page 11 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

A self portrait of Michelangelo has been discovered - hidden in one of his famous sketches for 500 years. The sketch is disguised in a drawing of the artist's close friend, Vittoria Colonna, on ...

Published by Bellastoria Press, the work of historical fiction is about the life of Vittoria Colonna - one of the most celebrated poets of the Italian Renaissance - and her relationship with the ...

Vittoria Colonna, a poet, was a muse to Michelangelo, who also often came to the palace. An ebony and ivory cabinet, one of the many rare pieces in the palazzo. Courtesy of Galleria Colonna.

Michelangelo, Da Vinci and Medici are among the most celebrated names of the Italian Renaissance, but in a new book, English professor Ramie Targoff makes the case for including poet Vittoria Colonna ...