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The Book of the Courtier

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A conversational Renaissance dialogue staged at the ducal court of Urbino gathers noble guests who debate the attributes and conduct of an exemplary courtier. Across formal sessions they weigh martial skill and literary accomplishment, music, dance, and the visual arts, and argue for a balance between action and learning. Emphasis falls on decorum, wit, and a cultivated nonchalance that conceals artful effort. Practical rules cover speech, dress, behavior toward superiors and age-appropriate roles, while occasional digressions consider women, affectation, and the limits of perfection. The work blends social portraiture, etiquette, and aesthetic theory to sketch an ideal of graceful public life.

LIST OF PLATES

1 BALDESAR CASTIGLIONE, Count of Novillara; Raphael; Frontispiece
2 BALDESAR CASTIGLIONE; anonymous medal; Title-page
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3 FRANCESCO MARIA DELLA ROVERE, Duke of Urbino; Titian; 1
4 GUIDOBALDO DI MONTEFELTRO, Duke of Urbino; Giovanni Santi (?); 9
5 EMILIA PIA; medal by Giancristoforo Romano (?); 11
6 ELISABETTA GONZAGA, Duchess of Urbino; Mantegna (?); 12
7 BERNARDO ACCOLTI, the “Unico Aretino;” Vasari; 16
8 COUNT LUDOVICO DA CANOSSA; anonymous; 20
9 CARDINAL IPPOLITO D’ESTE; anonymous medal; 22
10 GALEAZZO SANSEVERINO; anonymous; 34
11 ANGELO AMBROGINI, “Poliziano;” Ghirlandajo; 51
12 MONSEIGNEUR D’ANGOULÊME, Francis I of France; anonymous medal; 57
13 MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI; Daniele da Volterra (?); 67
14 BORSO D’ESTE, Duke of Ferrara; Francesco Cossa; 77
15 AUTOGRAPHS; 89
16 AUTOGRAPHS; 96
17 GIACOPO SANNAZARO; Vasari; 113
18 LEONARDO DA VINCI; autograph drawing; 117
19 BERNARDO DOVIZI DA BIBBIENA; Raphael (?); 123
20 POPE ALEXANDER VI; Pinturicchio; 126
21 ERCOLE D’ESTE, Duke of Ferrara; anonymous relief; 129
22 GALEOTTO MARZI DA NARNI; anonymous medal; 136
23 TOMMASO INGHIRAMI, “Fedra;” Raphael (?); 138
24 PRINCE DJEM; Pinturicchio; 141
25 AGOSTINO BEVAZZANO; Raphael; 144
26 OTTAVIANO UBALDINI; Melozzo da Forli; 147
27 RAPHAEL; Sebastiano del Piombo; 149
28 FRANCESCO ALIDOSI, Cardinal of Pavia; anonymous relief; 151
29 POPE LEO X; Raphael; 152
30 AUTOGRAPHS; 169
31 GIULIANO DE’ MEDICI, “My lord Magnifico;” Alessandro Allori; 175
32 ISABELLA THE CATHOLIC; Miguel Zittoz (?); 203
33 ISABELLA D’ESTE, Marchioness of Mantua; Titian; 204
34 LUDOVICO GONZAGA, Bishop of Mantua; Mantegna; 215
35 FERDINAND THE CATHOLIC; Miguel Zittoz (?); 219
36 ELEANORA GONZAGA, Duchess of Urbino; Titian; 244
37 POPE JULIUS II; Raphael; 274
38 PRINCE HENRY OF WALES, Henry VIII; anonymous; 276
39 FEDERICO GONZAGA, Marquess and Duke of Mantua; anonymous medal; 279
40 CARDINAL PIETRO BEMBO; medal by Benvenuto Cellini (?); 288
41 BALDESAR CASTIGLIONE, Count of Novillara; anonymous; 313
42 CASTIGLIONE’S TOMB, near Mantua; Giulio Romano; 314
43 VITTORIA COLONNA, Marchioness of Pescara; anonymous medal; 320
44 FEDERICO GONZAGA, Marquess of Mantua; Mantegna; 322
45 FEDERICO DI MONTEFELTRO, Duke of Urbino; Mino da Fiesole (?); 325
46 ALFONSO II OF NAPLES; medal by Guazzalotti; 327
47 FERDINAND II OF NAPLES; anonymous bronze bust; 328
48 GIACOMO SADOLETO; Vasari; 331
49 LOUIS XII OF FRANCE; anonymous pen-drawing; 332
50 MATTHIAS CORVINUS OF HUNGARY; anonymous medal; 336
51 ANDREA MANTEGNA; anonymous bronze relief; 341
52 LORENZO DE’ MEDICI, “the Magnificent;” medal by Pollaiuolo; 345
53 BEATRICE D’ESTE, Duchess of Milan; Piero della Francesca (?); 352
54 FILIPPO MARIA VISCONTI, Duke of Milan; Pisanello; 355
55 NICCOLÒ PICCININO; Pisanello; 356
56 MAXIMILIAN I OF GERMANY; Ambrogio da Predis; 359
57 CHARLES VIII OF FRANCE; anonymous bust; 360
58 POPE NICHOLAS V; medal by Guazzalotti; 362
59 GIROLAMO DONATO; anonymous relief; 365
60 GIOVANNI CALFURNIO; anonymous relief; 366
61 CONSALVO DE CORDOBA, “the Great Captain;” medal by Annibal; 368
62 COSIMO DE’ MEDICI, “Pater Patriæ;” medal by Niccolò Fiorentino; 370
63 BAJAZET II OF TURKEY; anonymous print; 372
64 ALFONSO I OF NAPLES; Pisanello; 375
65 CESARE BORGIA, Duke of Valentinois; Beccaruzzi (?); 377
66 LUDOVICO SFORZA, Duke of Milan; Cristoforo Solari; 381
67 ANNE OF BRITTANY; medal by Jean Perreal; 393
68 MARGARITA OF AUSTRIA; anonymous; 395
69 BEATRICE OF ARAGON, Queen of Hungary; anonymous bust; 397
70 ISABELLA OF ARAGON, Duchess of Milan; medal by Giancristoforo Romano; 398
71 FEDERICO III OF NAPLES; anonymous medal; 400
72 ELEANORA OF ARAGON, Duchess of Ferrara; anonymous relief; 402
73 GIANFRANCESCO GONZAGA, Marquess of Mantua; Francesco Bonsignori (?); 409
74 HENRY VII OF ENGLAND; anonymous; 412
75 DON CARLOS, Prince of Spain; Bernhard Strigel (?); 414
76 REVERSE OF MEDAL ON TITLE-PAGE; End piece