A technological investigation at Sforza Castle found that it does in fact hold underground passages once described by ...
The print depicts the king surveying Bona’s portrait with interest and relish: he gets up from his armchair and, almost in rapture, extends his hands towards the image of his future wife. At the time, ...
Stitch marks on the edge of the portrait suggested that it came from a book, possibly one commemorating a royal marriage. Kemp's detective work led him to a name, Bianca Sforza. An illegitimate ...