Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2790: Joan of Arc in Italy
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Amidst the exclamations, Ye Tian and David stood up the portrait, and everyone at the scene also straightened their heads, mesmerizingly admiring this never-known Leonardo da Vinci. s work.
At this moment, Ye Tian's clear voice suddenly came and reached the ears of everyone at the scene and the live broadcast.
"Yes, this is the portrait of Countess Forlì, Caterina Sforza. I saw another portrait of her in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and I am very sure that they are the same person.
Of course, the "Caterina" in the Uffizi Gallery is much worse than this one. You can be sure that the "Caterina" in front of you is indeed the work of the master of art Leonardo da Vinci. Priceless! ”
As he said this, everyone immediately woke up, and many people nodded in agreement!
Everyone here has certain or even very profound artistic accomplishments and attainments, and everyone has been to one of the most important museums in Italy, the Uffizi Gallery!
In the Uffizi Gallery, everyone has seen the painting "Caterina", so naturally they know that there is nothing wrong with Ye Tian's words!
After some restlessness, Giovanni nodded excitedly and said:
"Yes, the Uffizi Gallery does have a portrait of "Catherine" in its collection. The Caterina in that painting is relatively older. It was painted by someone when Caterina was in Florence. .
At that time, after experiencing failure and imprisonment, Catalina seemed much calmer! And Caterina in this portrait is relatively young, at the time of her incomparable beauty!
Although the characters in these two portraits are of different ages, it is certain that they are the same person! It is Caterina from the Sforza family, she is also known as the lioness of the Sforza family! ”
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter, everyone laughed, and the same situation happened in front of countless live broadcasts.
While laughing loudly, almost all the Italians at the scene and on the live broadcast became more excited. Their eyes looking at this portrait of "Caterina" became even hotter, almost burning!
There is no other reason. Caterina is one of the few heroines in Italian history. Her status is the same as that of Joan of Arc in the hearts of the French. It is irreplaceable!
It is precisely because Caterina's status in Italy is so high that the value of this portrait by Leonardo da Vinci will naturally increase!
When the laughter subsided, Ye Tian's clear voice immediately came out again.
“In order for everyone to better appreciate this portrait, I think it is necessary to introduce Caterina’s life story. After all, not everyone knows this Italian heroine.
Caterina is the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Sforza, and Galeazzo is the second Archduke of Milan of the Sforza family and the brother of Ludovic. In other words, Caterina Na is Ludovich's niece.
When she was young, Caterina learned Latin and studied classics at the court of Milan, receiving the best aristocratic education. However, she was even more proud of her brave ancestors and learned the skills to lead troops and govern the country.
At the age of fourteen, Caterina married Girolamo, nephew of the then Pope Sixtus IV, and subsequently received the titles of Imola and Countess of Forlì, and moved to Rome with her husband. .
At that time, Rome had not yet become an important art center of the Renaissance. The atmosphere was full of political intrigue, unscrupulousness, and the pursuit of material things over spirituality. These things happened to be what Caterina was best at.
Caterina, who comes from a family of mercenaries, is full of brave and militant genes just like her grandfather and great-grandfather. She is also outgoing and sociable, and she quickly integrated into Rome's upper class society!
Due to the favor of Sixtus IV, Girolamo became a figure with real power in Rome, especially military power, while Caterina became the one who stood behind her husband and advised him.
After Sixtus IV died of illness in 1484, there was great chaos in the city of Rome, with bandits everywhere. The Palazzo Orsini, the residence of Girolamo and Caterina, was also looted and destroyed, and Rome fell into anarchy!
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More importantly, surrounding the emergence of the new pope, various forces are attacking each other in the city of Rome, causing the eternal city to become even more chaotic. Under such circumstances, there is an urgent need for a powerful figure to come forward to quell the chaos. .
Caterina, who was seven months pregnant at the time, stood up. She mounted a war horse and led the army in her husband's name to capture the Castel Sant'Angelo fortress in Rome, monitor the Vatican and control the papal election."
Hearing this, bursts of exclamations immediately sounded at the scene and on the live broadcast.
"Wow! This is so amazing. She was able to lead the army in battle even though she was seven months pregnant, and she also controlled the election of the new pope. She really deserves to be a legendary heroine!"
While people were marveling, Bishop Kent, a representative of the Vatican, could not help but blush!
In the era when Caterina traveled across Italy, the role played by the Vatican was not very glorious. It often appeared in a negative image and was very incompetent, which was somewhat embarrassing!
Ye Tian looked at this old friend, and then continued:
"Under the high pressure of Caterina's army, the chaos in Rome quickly ended and calmed down, but due to the tremendous pressure she brought, the Vatican College of Cardinals could not even elect the pope.
In desperation, the Vatican Cardinals had no choice but to ask Girolamo and offered extremely tempting conditions to force him to force his wife to lead the army to withdraw from Rome. Girolamo nodded and agreed.
After Caterina received the news, she immediately increased her army quota and prepared for a long-term war to force the bishops to negotiate with her. The bishops once again put pressure on Girolamo to take a stance against his wife.
Faced with this situation, Caterina did not want to become enemies with her husband, so she could only lead the army to withdraw from the Castle of Sant'Angelo. Only then was the Vatican College of Cardinals able to hold a meeting to elect a new pope! ”
Hearing this, people who knew this period of history nodded and secretly gave Ye Tian a thumbs up!
This **** Steven is such a monster. There seems to be nothing he doesn’t know, and it’s hard not to admire him!
Ye Tian just smiled softly and continued his performance.
"After leading the army back to Forlì, because Girolamo refused to resume taxes on the people of Forlì, he offended the local aristocracy. Some nobles of Forlì immediately launched a coup and assassinated Girolamo!
They also captured Caterina and her children, but Caterina cleverly escaped. Later, with the help of her uncle Ludovich, Caterina quickly suppressed the rebellion and became the regent of Forli!
While ruling Forlì and Imola, Catrina reduced taxes on the people and greatly cut expenditures. She was also directly involved in the training of the militia. Her purpose was to maintain order and peace in the city.
At the same time, she also hopes that the subjects under her rule will appreciate her efforts in this area, and she has achieved this and won the support and support of her subjects under her rule. Foley has made great progress in all aspects of strength!
Shortly afterwards, the Italian-French War broke out. In the early stages of the Italian-French War, Caterina remained neutral, but secretly made various alliances to strengthen her own strength and maintain the relationship between Milan and the Papal State!
Soon, Caterina ushered in her second marriage, marrying Giacomo Feo, who was eight years younger than herself. However, in order to ensure the custody and regency of the children, this marriage was The marriage was not made public!
It was this ulterior marriage that became an indelible stain in Caterina’s life. The coquettish and pampered Giacomo Feo soon forgot about it and became very cruel and cruel. Arrogant and unreasonable.
In a public occasion, he even slapped Caterina's eldest son, Count Ottaviano of Forlì, but no one had the courage to stand up and defend Ottaviano at the scene. .
The consequence of this incident was that Ottaviano and his brothers united, with the support of many supporters, determined to liberate Forlì from Giacomo's rule, and hacked Giacomo to death with a knife. Como.
After Giacomo's death, Caterina launched a crazy and **** revenge. Except for her own son, all other people involved in the assassination were either killed by her or imprisoned.
Even the families of these people became the targets of Caterina's revenge. Dozens of people were killed. The then Pope and her uncle Ludovic both believed that Caterina's revenge methods were too much. fierce.
Most of those who assassinated Giacomo were supporters of Girolamo. Caterina’s irrational and crazy revenge made her almost lose the support of the people, and this became the biggest stain in her life."
"Hey!"
There was a sigh at the scene and in front of countless live broadcasts. People felt sorry for Catalina's unfortunate marriage!
At the same time, people listened with great interest and were very fascinated!