#pope alexander vi

[belle-primrose]

Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI by Frank Cadogan Cowper circa 1910

#the borgias #lucrezia borgia #new post #art #artwork #1910s #circa 1910 #frank cadogan cowper #Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI #pope alexander vi #rodrigo borgia #cesare borgia #the vatican #red aesthetic #renaissance #renaissance italy #oil on canvas #oil painting #old paintings #painting

[thatsbelievable]

#Did You Know? #facts #trivia #television #TV #Leonard da Vinci #Pope Alexander VI #The Pope Alexander VI Big Fun Variety Hour With Your Host Pope Alexander VI!

[pedroam-bang]

Milo Manara’s cover art - Manara Maestro Dell'Eros #2: I Borgia (2013)

#2013 #comics #art #cover art #renaissance #Milo Manara #Manara Maestro Dell'Eros #I Borgia #Borgia #Alejandro Jodorowsky #Lucrezia Borgia #Cesare Borgia #Rodrigo Borgia #Pope Alexander VI #Italy

[illustratus]

A Glass of Wine with Caesar Borgia by John Collier

From left: Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, and a young man holding an empty glass. The painting represents the popular view of the treacherous nature of the Borgias—the implication being that the young man cannot be sure that the wine is not poisoned.

#cesare borgia #romanticism #history #art #painting #wine #glass #heraldry #coat of arms #papal #europe #european #italy #borgia #john collier #cardinal #pope alexander vi #lucretia borgia #lucrezia borgia #caesar #the borgias

[gaymer-hag-stan]

#Assasin's Creed #Al Mualim #Haytham #Cesare #Rodrigo #Rashid ad-din Sinan #Haytham Kenway #Cesare Borgia #Rodrigo Borgia #Haytham E. Kenway #Roderic Llançol i de Borja #Old Man of the Mountain #Pope Alexander VI #Assassin's Creed III #Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood #Assassin's Creed II #Video Games #Gaming

[anadiomena]

Painting titled "Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI" (1908–14) by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877–1958); crafted using oil paint on canvas backed with wood. The dimensions are 2210 × 1537 mm.

This is a re-creation of an obscure and scandalous incident from the history of the Popes. In 1501 the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia, took his place at a meeting. Frank Cowper has invented this suggestive moment in which two noblemen part Lucrezia’s dress so that a Francisan friar can kiss her shoe.The room in the Vatican in which Lucrezia Borgia appeared still exists. It was decorated by the Italian Renaissance artist Pinturrichio. Cowper went there to copy it and painted the faces of the Cardinals from their original portraits.

The picture was begun in Rome in the Borgia Apartments of the Vatican. These had been occupied by Cardinal Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, and were not open to the public, but had been vacated just before the artist first came to Rome in 1908, so he was able to paint there. The rooms were decorated by Pinturicchio and the frescoes of the Annunication and the Nativity appear on either side of the throne. The subject was suggested by the Diary of John Burchard, Bishop of Orta, Papal Master of the Ceremonies, 27 July 1501, and the following quotation was printed in the R.A. catalogue: ‘Before his Holiness, our Master, left the city, he turned over the palace and all business affairs to his daughter Lucrezia, giving her full power to open all letters which arrive.’

The Cardinals around Lucrezia were painted from contemporary portraits: the one writing on the right is Cardinal Giovanni de Medici, afterwards Leo X, the one on the left holding back her robe is Cardinal Farnese, afterwards Paul III, and the one standing on the right is the Cardinal of Lisbon who had to advise Lucrezia on her official duties. (Letters from the artist 18 and 23 January 1956).

Published in: Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, London 1964, I.

#frank cadogan cowper #art #painting #oil painting #canvas #wood #catholic #vatican #lucrezia borgia #pope alexander vi #the borgias #pinturrichio

[52booksproject]

Book 46: The Borgias and Their Enemies

The all mighty RNG brought 945 History:Europe:Italy. So I chose Christopher Hibbert's The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431–1519. It essentially covers Rodrigo Borja's ascent to power to Lucretia Borgia's death with some context before and after.

The first chapter describes how Rome was a shithole even for the middle ages before popes returned to it (they had abandoned it for France for a while) and then there were three goddamned popes even, and finally things settled down and popes returned to Rome and they wanted a strong leader over a pious one necessarily, so they elected Rodrigo Borja, made a cardinal at a precipitously young age by his uncle Pope Calixtus III (Not uncommon, about every Pope of that age - even the more "honest" ones- promoted relatives and friends left and right). And let's be frank, Rodriogo- AKA Pope Alexander VI, was not one of the more "honest" ones.

He was the first Pope to admit to his children being his and not "nephews" as the phrase "nepotism" comes from. And I think that reflects his biggest downfall. His son, Cesare was a bastard in every sense of the word. He killed his brother and brother-in-law and a lot of other people and his dad still supported him and used simony increasingly heavily to fund his wars.

The Borgias (Italian for the Spanish Borja) are quite well known for poison so it was very disappointing to find out historically it seems only to be mentioned in Alexander VI's death, rumored as a poisoning attempt gone wrong, but quite possibly just some pedantic disease. Lucrezia Borgia in particular, aside from having an asshole dad and brother seems to be made out as all right if not a little into secular humor for the time. So, big whoop.

SHOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK: Sure, if you want a rundown of Italian history in the 1400s-to early 1500s I'd give it a go. There's a who's who of that period of Italian history including Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Titian, the guy who broke Michelangelo's nose (Pietro Torrigiano), Nicholo Machiavelli, etc. The only thing I'd suggest is getting a map of Italy of the time to figure out what the sam hill is so important about Naples, etc.

ART PROJECT:

In a family known for its licentiousness the Feast of the Chestnuts stands out as a particularly bawdy episode in which they gave an orgy in which courtesans groped naked on their hands and knees in cadlelight searching for roasted chestnuts. Sorry for the poor scale in this, as I had an artistic vision in mind and stuck to it.

#the borgias #chestnuts #banquet of the chestnuts #52books #52booksproject #dewey decimal system #rng #christopher hibbert #rodrigo borgia #cesare x lucrezia #pope alexander vi

[ippolita324]

My Fav Historical Characters in TV shows

No.5 Lucrezia Borgia

Show: Borgia

Historical role: Pope Alexander’s daughter, married to Alfonso D’Este, legendary beauty

#historical drama #the borgias #lucrezia borgia #italian history #pope alexander vi

[stjohncapistrano67]

St. Francis Borgia, Jesuit Friar, cousin to Pope Alexander VI a notorious renaissance Borgia Pope. What should be noted, although throughly sinful in his private life, Pope Alexander VI was VERY ORTHODOX in his teachings!!

#traditional catholicism #traditional catholic images #traditional catholic saints #traditional catholic saints quotes #notorious traditional catholic popes #renaissance era catholic popes #pope alexander vi #st. francis borgia #st. francis borgia quotes

[ducavalentinos]

Do you still have Rodrigo's letters to his children; Lucrezia, Cesare, and Giovanni/Juan?

Yes, the biographies I own does contain the letters. But now that I thought about it, as far as I remember we only have Rodrigo's letters to Lucrezia and Juan. There are documents, such as Papal Bulls where Rodrigo does mention Cesare, but there aren't direct letters to him, I believe. Someone refresh my memory about this if you know.

#i just really can't remember any direct letter from Rodrigo to Cesare???? #and i'm just Oo fjdjfjdjdj #house borgia #rodrigo borgia #pope alexander vi #anon ask #ask answered

[pedroam-bang]

The Borgias (2011-2013)

#2011 #2013 #film #series #TV show #television #renaissance #The Borgias #Holliday Grainger #Lucrezia Borgia #Francois Arnaud #Cesare Borgia #David Oakes #Juan Borgia #Jeremy Irons #Rodrigo Borgia #Pope Alexander VI #Lotte Verbeek #Giulia Farnese #Joanne Whalley #Vanozza Cattaneo #Rome #Italy

[ladykailolu]

Welp! I finally got around to it! I read “The Family” and made a (long) video dumping my thoughts about it.

CW: Incest, violence, rape mention.

Meet the Borgias, a powerful family that consists of some popes, during the 15th and 16 centuries Italy. Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI) must navigate through a hostile, politically charged environment to keep both his position as pope and to secure the futures of his children and the lineage of his family.

Highly recommend this book if you’re a fan of mafia stories. However, there is a lot of references to incest, violence, and rape all throughout the book, so read at your own discretion.

#The Family #roman catholicism #mafia #rodrigo borgia #pope alexander VI #youtube #books #reading #book club #lady k's library #library

[pinayelf]

Nine people you'd like to get to know better

tagged by @shivunin <3 Thank you!!

last song: signal by TWICE

favourite colour: pink!!!!!!!!!!

currently watching: borgia, not the showtime version, the one by canal+ (i morally cannot recommend it lmao, the borgias r my historical hyperfixation rn smh)

sweet/savoury/spicy: a mix of these, i love mixing these flavors together. my favorite combo is salty/sweet whether that be for desserts or savoury meals

relationship status: single and vibing

current obsession: coral island!!!!!!!! but da always lol it's always an underlining obsession that i'm never going to be over sorry to be cringe

last thing you googled: the borgia tv series bc i was trying to remember what channel it was on lol

#in my DEFENSE i have a vampire story and the main vampire lived during pope alexander VI's reign lol #i am planning to actually get a few books from the library tho #but i fear i'm not impervious to trashy historical tv

[uwmspeccoll]

Shakespeare Weekend

This weekend we return to The works of Mr. William Shakespear: in ten volumes with the fifth volume published in 1728 by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) and Dr. George Sewell (d. 1726) for Jacob Tonson. Volume Five is made up of King Henry VI Part I, King Henry VI Part II, King Henry VI Part III, and King Richard III. The four plays create a tetralogy that covers the entire saga of the Wars of the Roses, a series of 15th century civil wars fought to determine control of the English throne.  

King Henry VI Part I enacts the loss of England’s French territories and the political momentum spurring on the Wars of the Roses. Part II delves into King Henry’s failings and the rise of the Duke of York. Part III documents the chaos and horror of war and contains one of the longest soliloquies in all of Shakespeare. The volume ends with King Richard III depicting the violent rise and short reign of King Richard III.  

Like Rowe’s earlier collection, scene divisions, stage directions, dramatis personae, and full-page engravings by either French artist Louis Du Guernier (1677-1716) or Englishman Paul Fourdrinier (1698-1758) precede each play.  

Pope’s editions of Shakespeare were the first attempted to collate all previous publications. He consulted twenty-seven early quartos restoring passages that had been out of print for almost a century while simultaneously removing about 1,560 lines of material that didn’t appeal to him. Some of those lines were degraded to the bottom of the page with his other editorial notes.  

View more Shakespeare Weekend posts. 

-Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

#william shakespeare #shakespeare #alexander pope #dr. george sewell #jacob tonson #tetralogy #King Henry VI Part I #King Henry VI Part II #King Henry VI Part III #King Richard III #louis du guernier #paul fourdrinier #shakespeare weekend #engravings

[stromuprisahat]

The look on Cesare's face, when Rodrigo registers him and Vanozza walking in to celebration of Lucrezia's wedding, all thanks to a loophole he found in Rodrigo's order.

See mum, I told you he haven't thought about ~this~!

Yes, this plotting cunt will almost unite Italy one day.

#The Borgias #01×04: Lucrezia's Wedding #rewatch #Cesare Borgia #Rodrigo Borgia aka Pope Alexander VI #Vanozza Cattaneo #V #MU rewatches TB

[rhianna]

The life and times of Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, by the Most Rev. Arnold H. Mathew...with photogravure frontispiece and 53 illustrations in half-tone.

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Cite thisExport citation fileMain AuthorMathew, Arnold Harris, 1852-1919.Language(s)English PublishedNew York, Brentano's, 1912. SubjectsAlexander >  Alexander / VI, >  Alexander / VI, / Pope, >  Alexander / VI, / Pope, / 1431-1503. Renaissance. Physical Description413 p. front., plates, ports. 23 cm.

#pope #alexander VI